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Can someone not be declared dead after being missing, for an indefinite time?
It would be feasible for them not to be declared dead (and incidentally, the rules for doing so are a matter of state law and vary from one state to another). No one is obligated to bring a proceeding ...
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The movie 'Fracture'(2007) and the role of the prosecutor
A material witness can’t be the prosecutor
Or the defence lawyer. Or the judge. Or on the jury.
As described, Gosling is the only witness to the confession and if that it’s to be introduced as ...
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Is this tv show example of hearsay actually hearsay?
The hearsay rule applies to an introduction of evidence or a supposed confirmation of an alleged fact. So let's explore this scenario.
Funaro relates that Moya contacted him to obtain a habeas ...
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Is this tv show example of hearsay actually hearsay?
Prima facie, it's all hearsay
The question "Why did you subpoena Glory Days?" is problematic unless its answer is strictly limited to what Haller knew or experienced, like "I thought ...
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Is this tv show example of hearsay actually hearsay?
the purpose is just as obviously not to prove the veracity of those
statements
Not at all obvious. All of the persons who allegedly made the statements were not in court testifying.
The underlying ...
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