*Colin Livingston I. Introduction In a UK child custody dispute, a mother presented a “heavily doctored recording” in court to portray the father as “violent and threatening” in an effort to deny him access to his children.[1] The father’s attorney successfully challenged the recording’s authenticity and warned that “it would never occur to most judgesContinue reading “Deepfakes in the Courtroom: Challenges in Authenticating Evidence and Jury Evaluation”
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If I Go Missing, Be Sure This Folder Gets Entered as Evidence!
*Andrea Hutton I. Introduction Scholars often trace the modern obsession with true crime media to Truman Capote’s 1966 best seller, In Cold Blood.[1] Today, the genre’s popularity is at an all-time high thanks to newer media offering these gory tales. Lovers of these stories have endless options such as the still popular true crime novel,Continue reading “If I Go Missing, Be Sure This Folder Gets Entered as Evidence!”
Could Harsher Penalties Deter Prosecutors from Tampering with Exculpatory Evidence?
Could Harsher Penalties Deter Prosecutors from Tampering with Exculpatory Evidence? Richard Byrne III* Any practicing attorney, law student, or layperson knows that tampering with evidence is one of the worst misdeeds an attorney can commit. Not only does the tampering of evidence often result in otherwise incorrect rulings, it completely undermines the judicial system’s primaryContinue reading “Could Harsher Penalties Deter Prosecutors from Tampering with Exculpatory Evidence?”
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