INFLAMMATORY PHOTOGRAPHS - HOW SENSITIVE ARE TEXAS COURTS TO UNFAIR PREJUDICE

• NCJ Number: 40487
• Journal: Baylor Law Review Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1977) Pages: 154-162
• Author(s): W C LOWREY
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Baylor University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES THE MANNER IN WHICH COURTS HAVE DEVELOPED AND DEALT WITH BALANCING THE PROBATIVE WORTH AND UNFAIR PREJUDICE OF PHOTOGRAPHS USED AS EVIDENCE.

Abstract

PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INCREASINGLY USED AS EVIDENCE IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES. THIS ARTICLE EMPHASIZES THE PROPER WEIGHING OF THE UNFAIR PREJUDICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST THEIR PROBATIVE VALUE, AND BRIEFLY LOOKS AT CIVIL CASES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES. THE COURT DECISIONS DISCUSSED RELATE PRIMARILY TO THE LAW IN TEXAS. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE PRESENT LAW IN TEXAS FOR THE ADMISSION OF INFLAMMATORY PHOTOGRAPHS IS TOO BROAD....MSP