Shadow defense
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Shadow defense
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A shadow defense is a legal defense that cannot be sustained on its own merits but opens the door to introducing evidence that will assist in seeking jury nullification, and gives the jury an excuse to acquit. A "shadow defense" also may refer to a tactic by defending counsel that is not expected to be successful as a matter of law; it is, instead, a pretext for bringing information into the court that would otherwise be irrelevant and therefore inadmissible. An insanity defense might be used to
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Legal defense tactic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_defense
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2022-08-12T03:51:44Z
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