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Court’s recent Utah v. Strieff decision declined to apply the exclusionary rule to evidence seized as a result of an arrest that followed an
proposal for judicial protection for these rights. This Article introduces “antiracist expert evidence,” an underutilized tool to prove racism in court
Jasmine B. Gonzales Rose | Yale Law Journal Jasmine B. Gonzales Rose This Article introduces “antiracist expert evidence,” an underutilized tool to
to focus on and recall relevant evidence rather than irrelevant evidence105 such as race. Se- cond, placing jury instructions before the
Evidence abstract. Courts have historically regulated the use of character in trials because of its potential to prejudice juries. In order to regulate
John Thompson, the plaintiff in Connick, spent fourteen years on death row because prosecutors concealed exculpatory blood evidence from his defense
with the rules of evidence. Left without the aid of counsel he may be put on trial without a proper charge, and convicted upon incompetent evidence
Wells, The “Blue Wall of Silence” as Evidence of Bias and Motive To Lie: A New Approach to Police Perjury, 59 U. PITT. L. REV. 233, 237 (1998
Williams aligned it with a majority of jurisdictions banning the use of various forms of so-called morality evidence to impeach a witness. As evidenced
normatively desirable results, i.e., acquittals. The admissibility of sexual history evidence also fostered unpredictable outcomes: the jury was permitted