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inadmissible evidence

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A quick definition of inadmissible evidence:

Inadmissible evidence is evidence that cannot be used to prove a party's claim in court. This can happen if the evidence is not relevant, if it violates public policy, if it is protected by privilege, or if it is hearsay. Character evidence is usually not allowed, but there are exceptions. The best evidence rule requires that the original document be used as evidence, unless it is lost or destroyed. Some evidence may be admissible for one purpose but not for another. If evidence is deemed inadmissible, it cannot be used to prove a point in court.

A more thorough explanation:

Inadmissible evidence is evidence that cannot be presented to a judge or jury to prove a party's claim. The Federal Rules of Evidence determine whether evidence is admissible or not. Evidence may be inadmissible if it is irrelevant, violates privilege or public policy, is unlawfully obtained, or if the probative value is outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion, or waste of time.

  • Relevant evidence is admissible, but irrelevant evidence is inadmissible. For example, in a case about a car accident, evidence about the weather conditions at the time of the accident is relevant, but evidence about the driver's favorite color is irrelevant.
  • Evidence protected by privilege, such as attorney-client privilege, cannot be admitted if the holder of the privilege refuses to disclose information. For example, a lawyer cannot be forced to testify about a conversation with their client.
  • Hearsay evidence, which is an out-of-court statement made to prove the truth of the matter asserted, is generally inadmissible unless it falls within an exception or exclusion set out in the Federal Rules or a federal statute. For example, a witness cannot testify about what someone else told them about the case.
  • Character evidence is usually inadmissible, but there are exceptions. For example, evidence of a person's prior criminal convictions may be admissible to impeach their credibility as a witness.

These examples illustrate how evidence can be inadmissible for various reasons, such as being irrelevant, violating privilege, or being hearsay. It is important to understand the rules of evidence to ensure that only admissible evidence is presented in court.

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NosyBeagle
19:28
Do tell
i had to drop out of a grad program but i explained it in my gpa addendum bc it was the same underlying event causing both
i was also named in a civil lawsuit that got dismissed but only one school asked about it
sorry probably not helpful
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
19:58
idk what the situations are, but you absolutely should write about them if the school asks about them—the only time you should be asking *whether* to write one is when you're not sure whether your situation qualifies as what they're asking about
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
19:59
better question is usually *how* to write about them
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:00
I had to write about write
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:01
... write-ups at work (petty, and they were removed from my file after a year, but even so the app asked so I wrote)
NosyBeagle
20:05
Ah it cancelled out my msg cus I switched tabs. But I’ll just tell you guys cus I get mixed answers: a) accused of cheating on a calc exam freshman year but was cleared of wrongdoing, b) sent to the hospital senior year because I go too drunk
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:12
Seems like you'd need to write about A because it went through a formal process, but it shouldn't hurt you if you explain it straightforwardly and explain you were cleared (just don't be weirdly salty about it like you're holding a grudge)
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:12
Re B, did this involve school in any way? Is there an app that has a C&F question that you think this applies to?
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:13
Maybe you're not deep enough into the process to know this—each school has its own unique set of C&F questions, so you should disclose exactly what they ask about, no more, no less
NosyBeagle
20:14
OH
NosyBeagle
20:14
Ok why did I think it was just gonna be one type of q for all. My bad folks. Ignore my info dump
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:16
No worries! Frankly I think it's wild that applications have weird hidden quirks that you don't know about until you're actually logged into LSAC working through the app. There's some info you can find about the oddball/unique questions you'll find on specific apps, so you might want to look for that for schools you're going to apply to
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:17
Like on various consultants' blogs, reddit, etc
NosyBeagle
20:17
🫡 thank you good sir or ma’am or bam
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:17
Ooh can I be a bam
NosyBeagle
20:39
You may
20:45
ima write my personal statement about being fired and how that made me want to do law but it would be funny if I also had to write an addendum about it
20:45
turns out defense companies don’t like it when you question the war machine 🙏
20:46
“What are your opinions on Edward Snowden” - my boss
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:02
I wrote optional essays about a situation that affected my undergrad performance. For any school that required an "education gap addendum" I was basically like "pls see my optional essay"
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:02
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NosyBeagle
21:12
did they accept that?
NosyBeagle
21:12
that reminds me of filling out job apps and they want you to type out your resume in a text box. like huh??? open the pdf, idiots
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:18
I mean I was nicer about it—I'd put a couple of sentences explaining it super lo-res, and then I said something like "I speak to this situation in detail in my optional essay."
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:20
They don't send your application back to you and tell you to redo an addendum if they don't like it, so the only way to know whether they "accepted" it, as it were, is admissions results
Bettercaulsaul
22:28
Helpful video I found https://youtu.be/2ZVrX6DTSKU?si=KsZeWbF4_fJuqKl5
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