OPTIONAL: “Gruesome” Evidence, Science, and Rule 403

By Jules Epstein and Suzanne Mannes

This article suggests the legal field should "be cognizant of the science on how judgment is affected (if not impaired) by gruesome evidence, and then use that science in a more rigorous application of Rule 403 balancing."

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