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Evidence
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Legal Futures Blog
Evidence, CCTV and telematics: how liability disputes in RTA claims are changing
By Legal Futures Associate National ClaimsFor claims professionals, the traditional road traffic accident (RTA) liability dispute is changing. What might once have depended predominantly on two competing accounts can now involve…
Legal Bites
Can Eyewitness Identification in a Pitch-Dark Night Be Relied Upon for Conviction?
An eyewitness may be sincere yet mistaken, particularly where identification takes place in darkness, from a considerable distance, or under inadequate illumination. In Kartika @ Kirtan @ Kirtan Charan Jena…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
SUPREME COURT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CHAIN OF CUSTODY IN NDPS CASES
INTRODUCTION In Abdul Rajik v. State of M.P. and connected matter Govind v. State of M.P., 2026 INSC 1001, the Supreme Court of India delivered an important Judgment on 16 September…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
SUPREME COURT ON SECTION 29 OF POCSO: PRESUMPTION OF GUILT CANNOT REPLACE PROOF
INTRODUCTION In Deepak in JC v. State Govt. of NCT Delhi, 2026 INSC 1008, the Supreme Court of India delivered an important Judgment on 17 September 2026. The Judgment was delivered…
EvidenceProf Blog
Should the Clergy Privilege be Inapplicable When a Defendant Confesses to a Bishop With His Mother Present?
By Colin Miller
Texas Rule of Evidence 505, its clergy privilege, provides in pertinent part that "[a] communicant has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing…
Law Times News
Court denies accident claim lacking proof of unidentified driver
Judge can’t conclude slippery substance causing loss of control came from unknown vehicle
EvidenceProf Blog
First Circuit Fails to Answer Question of Whether Detective Improperly Testified That He Thought the Defendant Was Running a “Stash House”
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 701 provides that If a witness is not testifying as an expert, testimony in the form of an opinion is limited to one that is: (a)…
Texas Personal Injury Law Blog
Evidence Needed In A Motorcycle Accident Case
By Paul Cannon
Key Takeaways: What Every Motorcycle Accident Victim Should Know Evidence collection must happen immediately after a motorcycle accident. Security footage is often overwritten within days or weeks, and witness memories…
Deandra Grant Law – Texas Criminal Defense & DWI Defense
Is Gunshot Residue Evidence Reliable?
It depends entirely on what the analyst found and what they claimed it meant. Gunshot residue testing can be done well. It can also produce a result that means almost…
Deandra Grant Law – Texas Criminal Defense & DWI Defense
Showing the Jury Without Taking the Stand
The State plays a jail video where your speech sounds slurred. You want the jury to hear how you actually sound while speaking. Or the surveillance footage shows a robber…