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Can New Evidence Be Introduced At Trial?

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Can New Evidence Be Introduced At Trial? Can new evidence be introduced at trial? After-discovered evidence, or newly discovered evidence, is evidence which existed at the time of the original trial but was only discovered after the conclusion of the trial. After-discovered evidence is an issue predominantly in criminal proceedings and may be used as

Can Supreme Court Hear New Evidence?

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Can Supreme Court Hear New Evidence? Can Supreme Court hear new evidence? In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a federal court may not consider new evidence outside the state-court record in deciding whether the state violated a person’s Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of