Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Admissibility of Evidence — Wrongful Admission of Inadmissible Evidence — Effect on Judgment

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Admission of inadmissible evidence does not automatically vitiate a judgment. The court must determine whether the decision depended on that evidence. The principle applies to evidence law and appellate practice. The appellant bears the burden of proving that the inadmissible evidence adversely affected the decision.…

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