CPLR 5015(a) is a frequently invoked provision in New York practice. It lists the principal grounds on which a judgment or order may be vacated. It provides (verbatim) that “[t]he court which rendered a judgment or order may relieve a party from it upon such terms as may be just, on motion of any interested person with such notice as the court may direct, upon the ground of: * 1. excusable default, if such motion is made within one year after service of a copy of the judgment or order with written notice of its entry upon the moving party, or, if the moving party has entered the judgment or order, within one year after such entry; or * 2. newly-discovered evidence which, if introduced at the trial, would probably have produced a …show more content…
This is not an easy paragraph to satisfy. The showing that must be made before the motion will be granted under this provision is that the evidence is not only “newly-discovered”, but that it is evidence of such quality that it will “probably”, not merely “possibly”, change the result in the case. And the movant should also show why, with reasonable diligence, the evidence could not have been discovered in time for the trial, or at least in time to move for a new trial under CPLR 4404. (The time for the post-trial motion is tight. See CPLR 4405 and the Commentary on it.)
The newly discovered evidence can't merely be “cumulative”, nor “such as would merely impeach the credibility of an adverse witness”. Cizler v. Cizler, 19 A.D.2d 819, 243 N.Y.S.2d 614 (1st Dept., 1963).
In Cizler, a wrongful death action had been dismissed, before submission to the jury, for failure of proof. At the time of the trial the plaintiff, despite a diligent search for eyewitnesses to the automobile accident, could find none. The plaintiff afterwards found such an eyewitness and moved for a new trial. The court found the requirements of what is now paragraph 2 satisfied and granted the plaintiff's motion, but with the condition that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs and disbursements to date (including appeal costs).
While “generally newly discovered evidence going only to credibility” is not a basis for setting aside a judgment, it may become so when a
Reviewing the dispositions, the court denies plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment on both its first and second causes of action….
7. Court’s Order: As a result of this holding the court has established sufficient law entitles P to have her case heard before trial court.
Issue. The appellant wanted a new trial stating that new evidence were discovered. However, the appeal was denied by the court.
Her attorney argued that she should never have been brought to trial because the material evidence resulted from an illegal, warrant less search. Because the search was unlawful, he maintained that the evidence was illegally obtained and must also be excluded. In its ruling, the Supreme Court of Ohio recognized that ?a reasonable argument? could be made that the conviction should be reversed ?because the ?methods? employed to obtain the evidence?were such as to offend a sense of justice.? But the court also stated that the materials were admissible evidence. The Court explained its ruling by differentiating between evidence that was peacefully seized from an inanimate object, such as a trunk, rather than forcibly seized from an individual. Based on this decision, Mapp's appeal was denied and her conviction was upheld.
Collins, 68 Cal. 2d 319 the Federal rulesWere not applied. The rul 401 test of relevant evidence Was not applied to the case at all. The rule of evidence that they applied was California rule 211 which does not equal under the rule 401 of federal law. The rule 211Ca is based on The rule of mathematics EvidenceWhich was an unfair advantage to the defense team. The rule of 402 of General assembly of relevant evidence To provide Subsequential Standing of what the evidence Picture should be was not Presented In this case. Instead The court applied CA rule 211(a) Which also is based on mathematical deduction Which gives unfair advantage of due process to the defendant And subsequently establishing links to the evidence. The rule 403 Excluding Relevant for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or other reasonsUsher is where the judge May exclude Evidence Projecte most unfair evidence and prejudicial and prejudicial evidence of the sequential prohibits value streamline and waste of time that should not be entered into the court directed so that the defendant may have a fair trial.Applebee's Rule of evidence 403 has been applied To the court records. The trial can proceed in a very timely manner Based on the evidence picture To the jury To make a decision on the persons in the scent of guilt based on persuasion argument That both attorneys will provide at trial And a fair Even playing field. Where in these case Evidence of which presented
THE SUPPRESSION OF EVIDENCE IN THE PRIOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDING DOES NOT IMPOSE COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL IN THIS SUBSEQUENT CIVIL TRIAL
Under the Ninth Circuit’s approach, it cannot be said that this claim is “unrelated to the
The jury found in favor of Phillippe and awarded $125,000 on his first theory, but rejected his other two. The trial court denied Shapell's motion for a new trial and entered judgment in favor of
Since the court were unclear of the of these four criteria, the experts testimony was not admissible. Furthermore, under Rule 702, the Plaintiffs
(367) This statement shows that legal actions have gradually improved throughout the years. One of the focal issues Schulz brings up is the idea that we change and contort evidence in light of the fact that it makes a difference to the person. Shaping our convictions on evidence and the assortment of fields (science, journalism, politics, and medicine), develops “specific and formal ideas about [it] -- what kind of information qualifies, how to gather it, how to evaluate it” (363). Yet to Descartes’ chagrin, “believing things based on paltry evidence is the engine that drives the entire miraculous machinery of
(b) If new and material evidence is submitted, the Appeals Council shall consider the additional evidence only where it relates to the period on or before the date of the administrative law judge hearing decision. The Appeals Council shall evaluate the entire record including the new and material evidence submitted if it relates to the period on or before the date of the administrative law judge hearing decision. It will then review the case if it finds that the administrative law judge 's action, findings, or conclusion is contrary to the weight of the evidence currently of record.
It was granted that this was plenty good enough circumstantial evidence. A pensive silence followed, which lasted some moments, then
Evidence is admissible when it has any tendency in reasoning to make the case that it is presented to validate or invalidate either more or less probable evidence. Moreover, in order for evidence to be relevant a specific item must not make the fact for which it is offered certain, or even more apparent than not. However, the evidence must have some tendency to increase the possibility of the fact in which it was offered (FindLaw, 2016).
There are many tangible circumstances that tend to prove or disprove some facts in all criminal or civil cases. Under rule 41(b) “A warrant may be issued under this rule to search for and seize any (1) property that constitutes evidence of the commission of a criminal offenses; or (2) contraband, the fruits of a crime, or things otherwise criminally possessed; or (3) property designed or intended for use or which is or has been used as the means of committing a criminal offense; or (4) person for whose arrest there is probable cause, or who is unlawfully restrained” (John N. Ferdico, 1999). Evidence is one of the single most important pieces of a criminal trial. It is used to determine a defendant’s guilt or innocence.
In this case, we realize that sometimes clear and solid evidence has to be used to prove that something is right, even if everyone believes the opposite.