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Originally Posted by Ghostwriter
Would the plaintiffs attorney's be allowed to use an accused suicide as "proof of guilt" or would the Judge quash that right off the bat? I don't know whether I am reading you correctly.
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Yeah, Kevin explained why "proof of guilt" isn't all that important - it's evidence of degree though, which influences damages decisions. The plaintiff attorney needs to drive anger to earn big figures - degree -> anger.
Also, by "kid gloves" I didn't mean "be nice about it" - I meant it would be hard to get in, so you'd have to work around it. I would agree with Kevin that it
shouldn't be allowed, but that doesn't mean it
wouldn't (each judge's view of what constitutes a 'clean record' obviously varies).