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Daniel Coble
- Oct 7, 2019
A Fine Line: lay opinion vs. expert opinion
I know this is an unpublished opinion from the Fourth Circuit, but it is a useful guide for determining whether a witness is giving lay...
Daniel Coble
- Oct 6, 2019
Judge Richardson on Corpus Delicti
A quick followup to the previous post on uncorroborated confessions. Judge Richardson dissented on the case and gave an in depth and...
Daniel Coble
- Oct 6, 2019
Uncorroborated Confessions
In a recent Fourth Circuit case, the court overturned a conviction based on an uncorroborated confession. The court explains the need to...
Daniel Coble
- Mar 12, 2019
Rule 106 and the Fourth Circuit: Procedural or Substantive Mechanism? 🤷♂️
Professor Miller of EvidenceProf Blog has written a fascinating blog post about the often forgotten and misunderstood rule of evidence:...