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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 260: Now Endorsing Every Candidate |
| red sox 777 01/21/20 11:19:47 AM #14: | So to explain a bit further, the prosecution and defense can agree to admit evidence to save time. Like, suppose the prosecution wants to call an expert in psychic readings to testify about what she saw in her crystal ball. The defense could probably object and get her testimony excluded on the ground that psychic readings are not reliable. But if the defense doesn't mind, they could agree to let the testimony in. Maybe the defense thinks the jury will think it's a witch hunt! It looks like this happened in the Clinton case given the unanimous vote to admit the House record. Note that is not a vote to believe the contents of the House record, only to allow the jury to consider it. In a regular court the judge would rule on admissibility before the jury hears the evidence so that if it's found inadmissible the jury never hears it. That's not possible in the Senate where the senators are judge and jury, but in principle the senators are supposed to not consider evidence found inadmissible. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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