Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 3, 2017
Facts are, part II
Lawyers, judges and juries deal with this dilemma all the time. They must decide what are the facts.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice
2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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In last month’s column FACTS ARE, I posited that the plural noun “facts,” or for that matter “fact” in the singular, must not be preceded by the adjective “true” or “false.” Those adjectives are either redundant as in the case of “true facts” or contradictory as in the case of “false facts.” But depending upon a writer’s skill and judgment, approp...
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