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EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Penal Law
DEF

Evidence tending to establish a criminal defendant's innocence.

CONT

The prosecution has a duty to disclose exculpatory evidence in its possession or control when the evidence may be material to the outcome of the case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Aucune distinction ne devrait être faite entre preuve inculpatoire et preuve disculpatoire. On a tenté de faire cette distinction dans le cas de la règle relative aux confessions. La distinction s'est toujours avérée impossible à appliquer, si bien que notre Cour l'a finalement écartée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho probatorio
  • Derecho penal
OBS

La expresión "prueba de descargo" suele emplearse en la forma plural "pruebas de descargo".

OBS

prueba de descargo: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

Key term(s)
  • pruebas de descargo
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