Motive As Identity
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Example wrong choices
14894_dock-threat · EVIDENCE · Choice AThe witness had previously given deposition testimony that the defendant's fuel records were falsified.
Why it's attractive
Prior damaging testimony is motive evidence, not authentication evidence.
Why it's wrong
Prior damaging testimony is motive evidence, not authentication evidence.
14894_dock-threat · EVIDENCE · Choice CThe witness believes that the defendant is the sort of person capable of making such threats.
Why it's attractive
A witness's belief about a person's character is propensity-style, not authentication.
Why it's wrong
A witness's belief about a person's character is propensity-style, not authentication.
14894_dock-threat · EVIDENCE · Choice DThe caller, at the start of the call, identified himself as the defendant.
Why it's attractive
The caller saying 'this is Peter' is the very fact at issue; an impostor could say the same thing. Self-identification works on incoming calls (where the recipient hears a familiar voice), not on outgoing calls.
Why it's wrong
The caller saying 'this is Peter' is the very fact at issue; an impostor could say the same thing. Self-identification works on incoming calls (where the recipient hears a familiar voice), not on outgoing calls.
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