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probative value

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probative value n. evidence which is sufficiently useful to prove something important in a trial. However, probative value of proposed evidence must be weighed against prejudice in the minds of jurors toward the opposing party or criminal defendant. A typical dispute arises when the prosecutor wishes to introduce the previous conduct of a defendant (particularly a criminal conviction) to show a tendency toward committing the crime charged, against the right of the accused to be tried on the facts in the particular case and not prejudice him/her in the minds of the jury based on prior actions. (See: probative)



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The rebel's assigned defense lawyer Karim Khan from the United Kingdom said that his client was "confident that in this gladiatorial contest the charges proffered against him will be shown to lack the necessary weight, probative value and veracity that will allow the judges to permit this case to proceed".
His lawyer Karim Khan told reporters in The Hague on Friday that Abu Garda was "confident that in this gladiatorial contest the charges proffered against him will be shown to lack the necessary weight, probative value and veracity that will allow the judges to permit this case to proceed.
If the probative value of a document is dependent on the credibility of a person other than a person who testifies about it, it will be hearsay and inadmissible unless it can be received under section 3 of the Law of Evidence Amendment Act (see par.
 
 
 
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