Monday, March 5, 2012
Rules of Evidence
It is very important to know the Rules on Evidence when one is defending a case in court. Many people can't believe their evidence wasn't accepted in court. This happen all the time and believe it or not it is kind of a common situation than it is not. There are hundreds of evidence refused in courts because they were illegally obtained. One should note that for Evidence to be accepted in court it must be obtained legally with the virtue of a valid search warrant and seizure. There are essential requirements for a warrant to be valid and it is important that all of these are met. Rules can differ in different states so it will be mostly helpful to get a counsel who is familiar with the local laws. No matter how strong and relevant your evidence is but if it was illegally obtained there is no way that will be accepted in court. It will be treated as mere scrap of paper and many people find this unreasonable but this is a strict Rule of Evidence that everybody must adhere to. I know many people get frustrated and puzzled by this rule because it seem very unjustifiable. What would you do if evidence is in front of you just waiting for you to pick it up? Do you have time to wait and apply for a valid search warrant and seizure if evidence is in front of you? Do you think that this evidence will still be there by the time you return with a valid warrant? These are some of the loopholes that i find with the Rules of Evidence and I can agree with how most people feel about this especially victims of a crime. We are very familiar with this kind of scenario and we can all just hope that there will be some sort of an act to make this rule better and reasonable.
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