alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 7 months agoBut it Won’t., They Need Itlemmy.worldimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up11.32Karrow-down116
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minus-squareBananigans@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·7 months agoNot sure if it’s what you’re remembering, but adverse inference can be drawn when a party fails to present evidence known to exist by the court.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·7 months agoThat sounds familiar. “Show us x and if you can’t we will assume its incriminating towards you”? In this case - show us the body cam footage, and if youve hidden it or otherwise impaired its capture, the adverse inference is taken
Not sure if it’s what you’re remembering, but adverse inference can be drawn when a party fails to present evidence known to exist by the court.
That sounds familiar. “Show us x and if you can’t we will assume its incriminating towards you”?
In this case - show us the body cam footage, and if youve hidden it or otherwise impaired its capture, the adverse inference is taken
“Sorry we can’t find it”