Gamache v. Allen

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that defendants are “entitled to present evidence that other significant events . . . for which defendants were not responsible were the proximate cause of” an event
• explaining that impeachment of a witness’s reputation for truthfulness “must be confined to the [witness’s] general reputation . . . and may not include the commission of specific acts of untruthfulness or other bad conduct, even though these have bearing on veracity”
• \Evidence that is factually relevant may be excluded from the jury's consideration if the probative value of that evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.\
• “Evidence that is factually relevant may be excluded from the jury’s consideration if the probative value of that evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.”
• “Evidence that is factually relevant may be excluded from the jury’s consideration if the probative value of that evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.”
• addressing what constitutes impeachment evidence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).