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Article 4. Relevance: Defined, Limits, & Types

 

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RELEVANT EVIDENCE: DEFINED, LIMITS, & TYPES

 

DEFINITIONS

 
4.01. RELEVANT EVIDENCE docx
4.02. DIRECT AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE DEFINED docx

 

RELEVANCE, IN GENERAL

 
4.03. COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL docx
4.04. COMPLETING AND EXPLAINING RELEVANT EVIDENCE docx
4.05. CONDITIONAL RELEVANCE (SUBJECT TO CONNECTION) docx
4.06. EXCLUSION OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE docx
4.07. LIMITED ADMISSIBILITY OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE docx
4.08. OPENING THE DOOR TO EVIDENCE docx

 

SPECIFIC TYPES OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE

 
4.09.

CHARACTER EVIDENCE & METHOD OF PROOF

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4.10. CHARACTER EVIDENCE RE: AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF DURESS, ENTRAPMENT & INSANITY docx
4.11. CHARACTER EVIDENCE RE: DEFENSE OF JUSTIFICATION docx
4.12 HABIT EVIDENCE docx

 

SPECIFIC TYPES OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE APPLIED PRINCIPALLY

IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

 
4.13. CONTRACTS IN SMALL PRINT [CPLR 4544] docx
4.15. LIABILITY INSURANCE docx
4.16. OFFERS TO COMPROMISE (CPLR 4547) docx
4.17. PAYMENT BY JOINT TORTFEASOR (CPLR 4533-b) docx
4.18. PAYMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES docx
4.18.1 SPOLIATION docx
4.19. SUBSEQUENT REMEDIAL MEASURE docx

 

SEPCIFIC TYPES OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE APPLIED PRINCIPALLY

IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

 
4.20 BRUTON: DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT IMPLICATES CODEFENDANT docx
     
4.21. CHEMICAL TEST (DRUGS OR ALCOHOL IN BLOOD) (CPL 60.75; VTL 1195[1]) docx
4.22. COMPLAINANT'S SEXUAL CONDUCT OR DRESS (CPL 60.42; 60.43; 60.48) docx
4.23. CONNECTING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO DEFENDANT docx
4.24. CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT docx
4.26. CULPABILITY OF A THIRD PARTY docx
     
4.27. DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO PRESENT A DEFENSE docx
4.28.

DEFENDANT'S TESTIMONY RE: INTENT, KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVE

[See 8.41 State of Mind of a Person via Hearsay]

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4.30. EVIDENCE OF DRUGS DESTROYED PER COURT ORDER (CPL 60.70) docx
4.32. EVIDENCE OF PLEA AND ANCILLARY STATEMENTS docx
4.33. EXCEPTION OR PROVISO docx
4.33.1 EX POST FACTO EVIDENCE docx
     
4.34 GANG MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITY docx
     
4.35. IDENTIFICATION OF A DEFENDANT (CPL 60.25; 60.30) docx
4.35.1 IDENTIFICATION; COMPOSITE SKETCH docx
4.35.3 IDENTIFICATION; FIRST TIME-IN COURT docx
4.35.5 IDENTIFICATION; NON-EYEWITNESS BY VIDEO OR PHOTO docx
     
4.36. INTOXICATION OF DEFENDANT (Penal Law 15.25; 15.05[3]) docx
     
4.37. MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT DEFENSE docx
4.38. MOLINEUX: EVIDENCE OF CRIMES AND WRONGS docx
4.39. MOTIVE TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE docx
     
4.40. POSSESSION OF CONDOMS (CPL 60.47) docx
4.42 POSSESSION OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS (CPLR 4519-a; CPL 60.49) docx
4.44. PROOF OF PREVIOUS CONVICTION; WHEN ALLOWED (CPL 60.40[3]) docx
     
4.46. STATEMENTS OF DEFENDANT, CORROBORATION (CPL 60.50) docx