3 Major Evidence Doctrines

3 Major Evidence Doctrines

by | Apr 11, 2020 | criminal defense, evidence

  There are three major evidence doctrines used to exclude evidence at trial: relevance, hearsay, and authentication.   Relevance Relevant evidence is any evidence that tends to prove or disprove a critical fact in the case. As a general rule, all relevant...
6 Common Trial Objections

6 Common Trial Objections

by | Apr 5, 2020 | criminal defense, evidence

There are six common objections urged at trial.  Two of them are rooted in the rules of evidence: hearsay and relevance and the other four tend to deal with the style of the question.   Relevance   Relevance is the first and most fundamental evidentiary...