Evidence in court
in Law ·
James Cox6 said:Aha... so now you're claiming sometimes a victim's word or a witness is sufficient? When I pointed out that in drug abuse cases, police often coerce confessions even with a lawyer present just to clear the docket, you told me I was lying.
Where do you think this sudden "enlightenment" of yours came from?!
You guys are getting a little carried away with this whole "benefit of the doubt" thing...
What was written above has nothing to do with that principle. I mean, it's super easy to check if evidence obtained that way is actually legit (you know, a confession made under duress even when a lawyer is right there!)...
Seriously, try finding me one single lawyer who—after billing the county a massive fee just to show up at the precinct—is going to admit their client was beaten, harassed, threatened, or kept hungry and thirsty... and then say, "Yeah, despite all that, my client gave a statement that definitely isn't true."
Don't be ridiculous. That just doesn't happen in the real world..
urbanraven16 makes some points, sure..