California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 10, 2016
The steal and destroy evidence doctrine?
As a consequence of the strange contours of California's spoliation doctrine, there may be circumstances in which your client is better off stealing and destroying evidence than allowing that evidence to be used at trial. By B. Douglas Robbins
As a consequence of the strange contours of California's spoliation doctrine, there may be circumstances in which your client is better off stealing and destroying evidence than allowing that evidence to be used at trial.
The tort of spoliation of evidence was first recognized by California courts in Smith v. Superior Court, 15...
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