When Can Jurors Consider Evidence of Intoxication, Impairment and Mental Health Conditions?
The bar in a tort case for admission of evidence that a party was intoxicated or impaired, or a party suffered from a mental health condition is lower than many would imagine, says Quentin Brogdon, a partner in Crain Brogdon.
June 27, 2022 at 02:01 PM
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Personal Injury"The bar in a tort case for admission of evidence that a party was intoxicated or impaired, or a party suffered from a mental health condition is lower than many would imagine. If evidence raises a question about why a party acted as they did in connection with the occurrence and the probative value of the evidence substantially outweighs any danger of unfair prejudice, the evidence probably is admissible at trial."
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