Corroborating Evidence - Law Dictionary Search Results
material
n ma·te·ri·al·ly adv n : something used for or made the object of consideration or study ;specif : evidence see also brady material
Mary Carter agreement
from, a recovery awarded from the other defendants. Some states allow the admission of Mary Carter agreements into evidence. In other states they are illegal.
mandatory instruction
instruction that sets out a factual situation which if found by the jury to be supported by the evidence requires a certain verdict
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malice
be imagined "David Kairys"] d : actual malice in this entry actual malice 1 : malice proved by evidence to exist or have existed in one that inflicts unjustified harm on another: as a : an intent
prejudicial
would be to other creditors] b : leading to a decision or judgment on an improper basis [the evidence was excluded because it was more than probative]
present sense impression
was perceived ;also : an exception to the hearsay rule allowing such a statement to be entered as evidence that what was asserted in the statement is true NOTE: Present sense impressions are excepted from the hearsay
seizure
: the seizing of property that involves meaningful interference with a person's possessory interest in it [ of evidence found in plain view] see also plain view b : the seizing of a person (as for arrest
residuum rule
that the decision or order of an administrative agency be supported by at least a small amount of evidence which is not inadmissible hearsay in order to be upheld on review NOTE: The residuum rule has been
seize
of land] 2 : to take possession or custody of (property) esp. by lawful authority [ drugs as evidence] [the judgment of criminal forfeiture shall authorize the Attorney General to the interest or property subject to forfeiture
search and seizure
The body of law that covers the issues of examining a person's property with the intention of finding evidence not in plain view (search) and taking possession of that property against the will of its owner or
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