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Some state systems have expansively defined Brady material to include many other items, including for example any documents which might reflect negatively on a witness's credibility. [ 12 ] Police officers who have been dishonest are sometimes referred to as "Brady cops."
Florida v. J. L., 529 U.S. 266 (2000), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court determined that a police officer may not legally stop and frisk someone based solely on an anonymous tip that describes a person's location and appearance, but does not furnish information as to any illegal conduct.
Prior consistent statements and prior inconsistent statements, in the law of evidence, occur where a witness, testifying at trial, makes a statement that is either consistent or inconsistent, respectively, with a previous statement given at an earlier time such as during a discovery, interview, or interrogation.
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Florida police officers and any other crime victims can’t shield their identity behind Marsy’s Law, the 2018 constitutional amendment meant to ...
[13] However, some courts continue to apply the doctrine to discredit witnesses that have previously offered false testimony. [14] In 2013, for example, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that in immigration cases, a court may "use an adverse credibility finding on one claim to support an adverse finding on another ...
The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion November 30 saying Marsy's Law does not grant police officers anonymity when they use deadly force. The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion November ...
Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence of the United States, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual testifying in a trial. The Federal Rules of Evidence contain the rules governing impeachment in US federal courts .
Legislation that aims to ban civilian oversight of police officers throughout the state is currently moving through the Florida Legislature. Civilian oversight agencies, or COAs, are citizen-led ...