Court - Evidence Flashcards
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What is evidence?
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‘Information that may be presented To a court or tribunal in order that it may decide some fact.’
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Which 3 ways may evidence be presented at court in?
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- Oral - a witness testimony
- Real - an article/ object (ie knife)
- Documentary - a will/ invoice/ email/ photographs etc
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What did lord denning say in 1969?
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Don’t confine the evidence you present to court to only the best evidence, you need to account for all Evidence and let the court decide how to use that evidence.
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What is hearsay evidence?
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What a person heard another day -
But it is by known if this is fact - generally inadmissible in court as cannot be cross examined
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What is it called if you lie under oath?
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Perjury
= Up To 7 years in prison
An oath is a promise to tell the truth
