FRE 403 and FRE 404(b) interact in a variety of degrees usually battling the other, in a courtroom regarding admissible evidence and on what grounds the argument may be made for or against using FRE 403 and FRE 404(b). These rules are vital inside a courtroom and the interaction between these different rules, is crucial to those presenting their case. According to our textbook, Evidence for Paralegals, in chapter 2 page 22, we learn a little history behind these rules as it pertained to evidence and the courts. Long before the Federal Rules of Evidence existed, the courts would come to conclusions about evidence by their relevancy legally. This meant that any evidence introduced would be decided that although it may be of sound logic to enter …show more content…
In a court room battle there is another Federal Rule of Evidence that may try to knock a few FRE 403’s out of the way.
FRE 404 (b) can sometimes be the golden ticket that can counter hit FRE 403. FRE 404(b) will give a slight loop hole to get that excluded evidence under FRE 403, to be entered into evidence using the rules as found in FRE 404(b). In as much, the FRE 404(b) comes into play when the once excludable evidence may be admitted under this rule labeled as evidence of extrinsic offenses when one side is needing it to prove a point or their case by doing so it would prove, “motive, opportunity, intent preparation, plan, knowledge, identity. In a criminal trial this would be extremely important.
Therefore, many times criminal prosecutors will use the FRE Rule 404 (b) and introduce that same exluded evidence under 403, into the courts and into the minds to set the jury up for an impression about the defendant in a trial in which they hope will be a great influence over the jury and leave them believing or influenced their thinking that the person standing trial must be doing or had done what it is they are accused of and being tried
Contraband items that are owned without a right and are subject to seizure may be submitted into evidence without infringing upon the rights of self-incrimination, whether the seizure has been made with or without a warrant. Defore made it clear in his objection that the weapon was contraband, but the hat and bag were not. Yet, all of the items were submitted into evidence together. Defore’s objection did not favor one item over the other. If any of the items were admissible, his objection does not succeed.
Now, after the case it is made sure that an accused person has a fair trial, the case established a right of proper information in criminal proceedings, which is essential to the fair trial of an accused person. The ruling has given better communication between the prosecution and defence and has given defence counsel the tools they need to represent their clients in a fair
Introduction: The United States Supreme Court cases of Brady v. Maryland, Giglio v. United States, and United States v. Agurs all deal with the prosecution's obligation to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense. These cases establish that prosecutors have a constitutional duty to disclose all evidence favorable to the accused. Failure to disclose this information violates due process and can result in a new trial or acquittal.
The reliability and admissibility of evidence becomes a foundation to this truth as any evidence presented cannot contain elements which can provide doubt towards the validity of the prosecution. This can be shown through guideline 14 of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions agreement to provide advice for the NSW police towards the legal limitations or consequences of evidence obtained during the course of an investigation (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions n.d). Identification evidence in particular has a lower weight and strength for admission to a court due to the fallibility and circumstantial nature of witnesses. The admissibility of identification evidence was previously determined by judges based on its quality with case law such as R v. Christie providing principles for discretionary powers for admissibility and Alexander v. R providing methods satisfactory to the court for identification such as identification parades under common law. (R v. Christie 1914; Alexander v. R 1981).
Document B proves and shows the ages and genders of the accused and accusers. It also shows
Additionally, the People allege that defendants’ knowingly, intentionally,
Fifth, the defendant should be able to disclose facts or relevant information relating
Prosecutors were more concerned with who the defendants were and what they believed than which they might have done (ATF
Colorado and Unreasonable Search and Seizure in California, attorney Robert M. Desky states, “The United States Supreme Court, in Wolf v. Colorado, ' held for the first time that "the security of one 's privacy against arbitrary intrusion by the police-which is at the core of the Fourth Amendment,” Desky continues, “But at the same time the Court held that the states need not observe the federal rule which excludes from criminal prosecutions evidence obtained by illegal search. The majority opinion explained away the federal exclusionary rule as "judicial implication" based upon the Fourth Amendment, while Justice Black, in a concurring opinion, characterized the rule as a "judicially created rule of evidence," a description which seems more consistent with the Court 's suggestion that it could be changed by Congress.” According to Mr. Desky’s statement, the court believed that the exclusionary rule, which determines whether or not evidence is excluded from a trial, was left only up to the federal government and not the states. Therefore the state courts could not exclude any illegal evidence from a
Since the stakes are so high in these cases, there is a high burden of proof on the prosecution. The prosecution must prove the defendant’s guilt “beyond
Searches have generally always required warrants, but over time the Court created exceptions. These exceptions have broken down the broad distinction created that was originally created by “reasonableness.” Two categorical exceptions were created by essentially balancing public and private interests: “special needs” and “totality of the circumstances.” Special needs cases arise when there is some great public need other than ordinary criminal detection present.
(Shiffren, pp. 49, 2003). Therefore, the prison can do random searches regardless of how thestate feels about this process. Darlene Goring discusses the case Wolff vs. McDonnell and states that “The Wolff majority, however, added that prisoners' rights may be restricted to accommodate the "institutional needs and objectives" of prisons,” (Goring, pg. 623, 1984). The institutional needs and objectives can be implied as punishing prisoners with loss of good time. Evidence is a word with many meanings, and it can be in different variations in the hearing.
(How the) Without the rule non guilty parties convicted could be freed with reliable evidence. With having to have search warrants so that the evidence collected is considered “legal” only wastes
The defendant is not guilty, but somebody in this courtroom is" (Harper 203). This
The exclusionary rule is a lawful principle that the United States use, which expresses that the confirmation that was powerfully utilized by the police can 't be utilized in a criminal trial. The motivation behind why this is done it’s for the security of the established rights. In addition, the exclusionary rule states that in the Fifth Amendment no one "should be denied of life, freedom, or property without due procedure of law." The exclusionary rule additionally expresses that in the Fourth Amendment it is intended to shield residents from unlawful pursuits and seizures. It also applies to the infringement of the Sixth Amendment, which ensures the privilege to counsel.