Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Murder – Effect of Wrongful Admission of Evidence on Conviction

Area of law: CRIMINAL LAW
Court: Supreme Court

Wrongful admission of evidence may render a conviction unsafe. The appellate court must assess whether the evidence affected the outcome. If the court cannot be certain that the result would have been the same, the conviction is unsafe. The principle applies the harmless error test.…

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