exculpatory statement or evidence

exculpatory statement or evidence
A statement or other evidence which tends to justify, excuse or clear the defendant from alleged fault or guilt. State v. Cobb, 2 Ariz.App. 71, 406 P.2d 421, 423.
Declarations against declarant's interest which indicate that defendant is not responsible for crimes charged. U.S. v. Riley, C.A.Iowa, 657 F.2d 1377, 1385.
Evidence which extrinsically tends to establish defendant's innocence of crimes charged as differentiated from that which although favorable, is merely collateral or impeaching. Com. v. Jeter, 273 Pa.Super. 83, 416 A.2d 1100, 1102.
For purposes of rule constraining State from disposing of potentially exculpatory evidence, is evidence which clears or tends to clear accused person from alleged guilt. Gibson v. State, 110 Idaho 631, 718 P.2d 283, 285

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • exculpatory statement or evidence — A statement or other evidence which tends to justify, excuse or clear the defendant from alleged fault or guilt. State v. Cobb, 2 Ariz.App. 71, 406 P.2d 421, 423. Declarations against declarant s interest which indicate that defendant is not… …   Black's law dictionary

  • exculpatory — /ekskalpat(6)riy/ Clearing or tending to clear from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. Baird v. State, 246 S.W.2d 192, 195. See exculpatory statement or evidence Compare incriminate …   Black's law dictionary

  • exculpatory — /ekskalpat(6)riy/ Clearing or tending to clear from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. Baird v. State, 246 S.W.2d 192, 195. See exculpatory statement or evidence Compare incriminate …   Black's law dictionary

  • incriminating evidence — Evidence which tends to establish guilt of the accused or from which, with other evidence, his or her guilt may be inferred. See also inculpatory Compare exculpatory statement or evidence …   Black's law dictionary

  • incriminating evidence — Evidence which tends to establish guilt of the accused or from which, with other evidence, his or her guilt may be inferred. See also inculpatory Compare exculpatory statement or evidence …   Black's law dictionary

  • Exculpatory evidence — is the evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial, which clears or tends to clear the defendant of guilt [ [http://legal dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Exculpatory+evidence The Free Dictionary by Farlex Definition of Exculpatory… …   Wikipedia

  • evidence — ev·i·dence 1 / e və dəns, ˌdens/ n [Medieval Latin evidentia, from Latin, that which is obvious, from evident evidens clear, obvious, from e out of, from + videns, present participle of videre to see]: something that furnishes or tends to furnish …   Law dictionary

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  • inculpatory — /inkalpat(6)riy/ In the law of evidence, going or tending to establish guilt; that which tends to incriminate. People v. White, 35 Cal.App.2d 61, 94 P.2d 617, 621. While a confession admits commission of a crime, an inculpatory statement admits a …   Black's law dictionary

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