brightii
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I'm wondering will DM's defense present more letters as evidence? I'm thinking DM could write anything he wanted in his own hand-writing and say his mother kept some of the letters he wrote to CN and later gave them back to him, IMO. Then he could write things to suit any purpose he has in mind, IMO. Would any additional letters from DM to CN or others not be given the same weight in court as those found at CN's home? Her credibility is shot so if they asked her if she had ever received them and she said no, would anyone believe her now?
For instance, DM could write letters and choose to assign any date he liked, while addressing CN as usual but say how he had then changed his mind about asking her to tamper with witnesses and was going to just tell the truth in court etc. etc. Now that all the Crown's evidence has been presented and all the Crown's witnesses have testified he could tailor his letters to fit any plausible scenario he chooses or explain away certain key aspects of witness testimony with such a letter writing strategy, IMO.
If DM's defense team doesn't have to give the Crown or his co-accused a heads up on disclosure from their side, isn't it just possible that DM could try to counter the Crown's position with "new" letters that no one else had ever seen before? I wouldn't believe him but I wouldn't put it past DM to try something like this if his defense team allowed it, IMO.
I don't know the rules about evidence. Any thoughts on whether DM could try to plant new evidence for his defense in this way?
All MOO.
For instance, DM could write letters and choose to assign any date he liked, while addressing CN as usual but say how he had then changed his mind about asking her to tamper with witnesses and was going to just tell the truth in court etc. etc. Now that all the Crown's evidence has been presented and all the Crown's witnesses have testified he could tailor his letters to fit any plausible scenario he chooses or explain away certain key aspects of witness testimony with such a letter writing strategy, IMO.
If DM's defense team doesn't have to give the Crown or his co-accused a heads up on disclosure from their side, isn't it just possible that DM could try to counter the Crown's position with "new" letters that no one else had ever seen before? I wouldn't believe him but I wouldn't put it past DM to try something like this if his defense team allowed it, IMO.
I don't know the rules about evidence. Any thoughts on whether DM could try to plant new evidence for his defense in this way?
All MOO.