
Can Life History be Used at Trial?
Have you ever wondered if the things you’ve done before in your life would be admissible at a trial of the charges you currently face? That’s a very good question, and its answer could have a huge impact on your current criminal charge. Imagine you are charged with sexual assault, and the evidence for the current charge is quite thin, but there is evidence that you have done something similar before that you are charged with now. The jury will be much more likely to convict you of the charge you face now, based almost entirely on the fact that you have done something bad in the past, even though the evidence in the current case is not very strong.