(September 8, 2022 at 6:54 am)Angrboda Wrote:(September 8, 2022 at 6:45 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Possibly, but I can easily imagine a judge enjoining the jury from considering motive, since the law under which he would (hopefully) be indicted and tried says nothing about motive.
Boru
Motive usually counts as circumstantial evidence and so I doubt it would be excluded. Especially since it goes to intent.
That’s fair.
Boru
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