REPUTATION EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL TRIALS

• NCJ Number: 37530
• Journal: Chicago Bar Record Volume: 58 Issue: 2 Dated: (SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1976) Pages: 72-74,76-78 & 80-85
• Author(s): T A MAUET
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Chicago Bar Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES REPUTATION EVIDENCE ADMISSIBLE IN ILLINOIS AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL TRIALS, CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING ITS ADMISSIBILITY, FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS, AND THE SCOPE OF PERMISSIBLE CROSS-EXAMINATION.

Abstract

PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO JURISDICTIONS. SEVERAL FACTUAL AND WITNESS CONSIDERATIONS WHICH SHOULD BE ANALYZED AND WEIGHED BEFORE REPUTATION EVIDENCE IS PRESENTED AT TRIAL ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. A DISTINCTION IS MADE BETWEEN EVIDENCE OF SPECIFIC CHARACTER TRAITS, ADMISSIBLE AS SUBSTANTIVE EVIDENCE, AND EVIDENCE OF TRUTH AND VERACITY, ADMISSIBLE ONLY TO SHOW THE CREDITABILITY OF WITNESSES.