For questions concerning evidence - including the handling of evidence, rejection or admittance of evidence in a court of law, and serving evidence in civil matters.
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How would mathematical demonstratives be used in a court?
I remember in a children´s show when I was little that one episode featured a court case where the villain was accused of having too much land area in contravention of the laws of the town they were in. Part of the point of the story was to tell…
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Are unaudited server logs admissible in a court of law?
Are internal server logs produced by a firm that has no standards compliance certification and does not conduct any third party audits admissible as evidence? If not, what certification is generally sufficient?
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Applying Bayes' Theorem to law and forensic evidence
I realise that every scenario is unique, but are there are guiding principles forensics investigators use to estimate the prior probability of guilt of a person (P(G)) when using Bayes' Theorem to estimate the probability of guilt after taking…
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Were there any cases where one tried to falsify evidence with DeepFake?
Were there any cases, anywhere in the world, where one tried to falsify evidence with Deepfake, which is a technology powered by AI to create fake facial videos?
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Does lack of evidence constitute evidence?
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Does lack of evidence constitute evidence?
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...I am curious how a prosecutor would prove that a testimonial was falsified. Especially if the…
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Are you required to act to preserve evidence that will otherwise be destroyed?
Deliberate destruction of evidence is a crime in most jurisdictions. However, consider the following scenarios:
Log files that could be used as evidence are periodically deleted unless you act.
On the third incorrect password entry data is…
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Judge didn't receive my submitted evidence!
I submitted documents at the surrogate's office for evidence in my case but the judge claimed that they didnt have anything submitted from me. This is a civil case and unfortunately I cannot afford a lawyer. What reason(s) would cause the documents…
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It is worth it from a legal standpoint to electronically scan documents in color?
I make scans of documents in case I lose the original paper versions of the documents, and also normally put the resulting scans under version control. A lawyer told me this is considered "secondary evidence", as in, for example,…
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Bayes' Theorem follow up question
I posted this question the other day, and I was wondering if there is any literature or guiding principles on using Bayesian Analysis to determine the reliability of forensic evidence or other ways that Bayes' theorem is used by practicing forensic…
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What's the best way to summarize a lengthy exhibit when I have little understanding of its content or context?
I've been assigned around 200 documents for a new matter to review. This involves creating entries for each document of interest in software called LexisNexis CaseMap, which includes a "description" field in which I am to write a brief but…
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Do you get to keep unneeded evidence?
Let's say someone found $2,000, but as a trail it lead to a dead person. The police obviously need it. But after they're done with the case, do the founders get to keep it?
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Which profession has standing to determine building structural integrity?
Assume that a claim regarding a building and the soil (erosion) are at issue in Florida. The claim indicates a building contractor dispositions the issue verbally and is documented by an (hearsay) a homeowner to form a legal basis of necessity to…
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