· 7/30/2009
People v. Gayheart
Citations
- 776 N.W.2d 330
- 285 Mich. App. 202
How courts have described this case
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- stating that corroborative evidence is not excludable simply because it is cumulative of other evidence
- noting that a jury is “entitled to view the severity and vastness of the injuries for itself” and that photos “may properly be used to corroborate other evidence and are not excludable simply because they are cumulative of a witness’s oral -5- testimony”
- opining, “the trial court must exercise an initial gatekeeping function by first determining whether the facts to be offered by the prosecution, if proven, would be legally adequate to confer jurisdiction”
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Judges: Saad, Jansen, Hoekstra
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