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Exactly. You can't convict a criminal of a crime if there is no crime.

Also, Cue famously asked on more than one occasion: "How do you present evidence?"

In court, of course!

Laying the Foundation The next step is to present the evidence in court. You first show the exhibit to the other party by supplying one of your copies to the party or his or her attorney. You then “lay the foundation” by having your witness or you inform the court how the evidence is relevant to the case. You must lay a foundation for an exhibit before the court will admit it. This requires a particular fact or event to occur before such an item is considered evidence. These facts and events help to show which information demonstrates that the particular exhibit is reliable and can be trusted.

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Criminal lawfags may want to chime in.

99 posted on 11/07/2020 8:59:25 AM PST by Oratam
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104 posted on 11/07/2020 9:04:09 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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And you can’t take someone to court over something until that person has wronged you.


536 posted on 11/07/2020 5:10:42 PM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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