Thursday 20 August 2020

Popular Cases with Mentions of 'Collateral Evidence'

Roger Stone pleading his innocence: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/520591961/judge-herb-dodell-welcomes-roger-stone-back-on-forthepeople-on-kcaa-radio-tonight-at-7-30pm-et-4-30pm
“The fact of the matter is he should have never have been convicted,” says Judge Dodell. “When you have no collateral evidence, they found no crime whatsoever, so whatever he said is irrelevant. I’m not I’m a supporter of his but a supporter of the law and this should not be happening.”
New Missori laws to expand protections for sexual assualt victims: https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/new-legislaton-adds-protections-for-sexual-assault-victims/article_7e3d3746-c696-11ea-976d-072a470eb9a3.html
Another point the bill covers is collateral evidence, which is anything that contains DNA, such as clothing or undergarments. Solon said there was a lot of push back on this part from the public, but that these pieces of evidence can greatly assist law enforcement.
Billionaire Wexner embroiled in Epstein case: https://nypost.com/2020/08/12/les-wexner-agrees-to-give-written-deposition-in-epstein-related-case/
“As for the remaining allegations in the Lawsuit, we believe Mr. Wexner’s deposition would impose an unreasonable burden on him as his testimony would not be relevant and/or proportional to the needs of the Lawsuits and, in fact, is at best merely inadmissible extrinsic, collateral evidence,” it adds.