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After-discovered evidence

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000430

New evidence that was not known and could not have been reasonably discovered at the time of trial. For such evidence to warrant a new trial or appeal, it must typically be material to the issues, not merely cumulative, and likely to produce a different result. Strict legal standards apply to its admission.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000430
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000430",
  "term": "After-discovered evidence",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "New evidence that was not known and could not have been reasonably discovered at the time of trial. For such evidence to warrant a new trial or appeal, it must typically be material to the issues, not merely cumulative, and likely to produce a different result. Strict legal standards apply to its admission.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/after-discovered-evidence/"
}

Record 203 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.