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Newly discovered evidence

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003396

Information or facts that were not known and could not have been reasonably discovered at the time of a trial, but which become known afterward. This evidence must be material to the case and not merely cumulative or impeaching. Its existence can be grounds for a new trial or an appeal in certain circumstances.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003396
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003396",
  "term": "Newly discovered evidence",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Information or facts that were not known and could not have been reasonably discovered at the time of a trial, but which become known afterward. This evidence must be material to the case and not merely cumulative or impeaching. Its existence can be grounds for a new trial or an appeal in certain circumstances.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/newly-discovered-evidence/"
}

Record 3,377 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.