Altered charges can distort the truth of the allegations.
Evidence
Reducing the charges in that way allowed the Crown to explain away the discrepancies between the violent and bloody abuse the children said they had suffered, and the lack of physical and behavioural evidence of penetration by needles, sticks, penises and fingers, by claiming that the children were confused about what had really happened. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2565
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2565
- XREF: connects to: Selective evidence can mislead juries about the case’s credibility. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2644; Ellis’s apparent stumble was mischaracterized by the prosecution. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2868; Settlement terms can be engineered to publicly obscure a defendant’s guilt — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2600 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Ellis’s apparent stumble was mischaracterized by the prosecution.
#exemplifies(0.80) — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2868 - Selective evidence can mislead juries about the case’s credibility.
#corroborates(0.75) — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2644 - Settlement terms can be engineered to publicly obscure a defendant’s guilt
#corroborates(0.65) — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2600 - Colonial archives hide a hierarchy of credibility weighing whose witness counted.
#expands(0.35)