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What is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in American courts?
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The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in a US court.
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What is judicial evidence?
Evidence that is provided to the courts.
How does law relate to forensics?
Forensics is the study of trace material, often at crime scenes, which are used in courts of law as evidence. Laws also regulate how forensic material is to be gathered and stored, and presented as evidence. Forensic evidence, in turn, is used to provide proof whether a law was broken, and by whom.
Why is forensic science important in courts of law?
Analysis of forensic evidence is used in the investigation and prosecution of civil and criminal proceedings. Often, it can help to establish the guilt or innocence of possible suspects
List three sources of law that govern evidence?
Some states and the federal government have a standard set of evidence rules. These rules are then modified when judges rule on what the rules mean. Some states decide all evidence questions case-by-case with the highest court in the state having the final say on any question.
Why do most cases take place in state courts?
In the US, there are more State courts than Federal courts, and State courts have jurisdiction over more issues than do Federal courts. As a result, most legal proceedings are in State or local courts.
Is a polygraph admissible in Indiana?
A polygraph examination is admissible in court only by the stipulation (agreement) of both parties. This is true in all U.S. courts, not just Indiana. Polygraph evidence is seldom used in court.
What has the author Rebecca C Harris written?
Rebecca C. Harris has written: 'Black robes, white coats' -- subject(s): Admissible evidence, Evidence, Expert, Expert Evidence, Judicial discretion, State courts
When did DNA evidence become admissible in court?
In general, state and federal courts have increasingly accepted DNA evidence as admissible. The first state appellate court decision to uphold the admission of DNA evidence was in 1988 (Andrews v. Florida, 533 So. 2d 841 [Fla. App.]), and the first major federal court decision to uphold its admission occurred in Jakobetz. By the mid-1990s, most states' courts admitted DNA test results into evidence.
What is judicial evidence?
Evidence that is provided to the courts.
Is poligragh testing admissable in court?
In most states, no. However, in some states they are allowed under certain circumstances. It's typically not within the trial judge's discretion when to and not to admit this evidence. Most states' appellate/supreme courts have set out rules in case law for when polygraph is admissible. For example, in several states, a polygraph is admissible in a criminal case when it is first introduced by the defendant, but the state may not be the first to introduce it. However, if the defendant introduces a polygraph test, the state may rebut that evidence with a conflicting exam.
How many high courts are booked in Mumbai for recording evidence?
how many indian high courts are booked in mumbai for recording evidence
What two forms of evidence did new England courts recognize as proof that a person was a witch?
Two forms of evidence that New England courts recognized as proof that a person was a witch were spectral evidence and effluvia.
American courts are usually either federal or courts?
state courts.
You are a father requesting a peternity test from the courts but your name is not on the birth certificate what should you do?
File a motion to challenge custody, but if you have contact with the child, you can do it with a simple test bought at a pharmacy. It will not be admissible as evidence, but if it comes back negative, you will not need to go to the extra expense. Only two samples are required. see links below
What has the author Harry Lushington Stephen written?
Harry Lushington Stephen has written: 'A digest of the law of evidence in courts martial (under the Army and Air Force Acts)' -- subject(s): Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Evidence (Law)
Is a federal judge required to hear evidence required by the state of hearing but not required to be considered on the federal level?
It is not clear exactly what is being asked here, but as a general rule, Federal Courts operate under the Federal Rules of Evidence, so it does not matter whether evidence would be admissible under state law. Also worth mentioning since this was put in the Social Security Disability category that Social Security administrative law judges are not bound by the Federal Rules of Evidence, but instead operate under more permissive evidentiary regulations that govern SSA.
Falsehood is to deceive as evidence is to what?
Falsehood is to deceive as evidence is to prove. Prove is a word that is commonlyÊ used in law courts.
