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Evidence
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EvidenceProf Blog
Formative Assessment: Does Probation Constitute “Confinement,” & How Much Balancing Is Required Under Rule 609(b)?
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 609(b) provides thatThis subdivision (b) applies if more than 10 years have passed since the witness’s conviction or release from confinement for it, whichever is later. Evidence…
EvidenceProf Blog
Last Dance With Mary Jane: Will Evidence of THC In Trayvon Martin’s Blood Be Admissible In George Zimmerman Trial?
By Colin Miller
According to several sources,The medical examiner's report showed traces of THC - the active ingredient in marijuana - in [Trayvon] Martin's blood and a positive test for cannabinoids in his…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Roger Clemens’ Motion To Strike: 50-50 Doesn’t Cut It
By Ellen Podgor
I'd say you had a pretty good week if you got a key government witness to agree there is a 50-50 chance he misheard or misunderstood a purportedly damning admission by your client. That's what happened last week…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
A Great Way To Help Your Case
By Mike Helfand
Nobody I have ever met wants to get injured. I tell clients all the time about the guy I represented who received what I’ve been told is a record settlement…
EvidenceProf Blog
Friend Request: New Articles By Aviva Orenstein & Caren Morrison Address Issues Related To Authenticating Social Networking Evidence
By Colin Miller
Hundreds of millions of people world-wide use social media. Wikipedia, which is itself a form of social media, describes social media as follows: “Social media includes web-based and mobile technologies…
Drug & Device Law
Remembrance of Bad Cases Past
Someone (we don't remember who) once said that the mark of a cultured person is the ability to discuss the work of Marcel Proust without ever having read a word…
EvidenceProf Blog
I Lost On Jeopardy: Is Exculpatory Blood/DNA Evidence Considered “Exclusionary Evidence”?
By Colin Miller
On Friday's episode of JEOPARDY!, the $1,000 answer in the Solve for "Ex" category was, "If the murderer had blood type A, finding that a suspect has type O is…
EvidenceProf Blog
George Lucas, Mike Judge, And The Best Evidence Rule
By Colin Miller
After my post yesterday about Steven Spielberg, I thought that I would follow up with a post about George Lucas. If you've taught the Best Evidence Rule, you're likely aware of Seiler v. Lucasfilm,…
EvidenceProf Blog
Death Of The Furby: Supreme Court Of Kentucky Reverses Murder Conviction Based On Furby Shooting Evidence
By Colin Miller
According to Wikipedia,A Furby (plural Furbys or Furbies) was a popular electronic robotic toy resembling a hamster/owl-like creature which went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its launch in the holiday season of 1998, with continual sales until…
NJ Family Legal Blog
If you think that all meetings with experts can be recorded, think again
While it doesn't happen in every case, from time to time there is a request made by a client or opposing counsel to tape the meeting between the opposing expert. …