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88: 155: 39:. 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. 58:
in order to present evidence about an abusive relationship that nonetheless did not present an imminent mortal danger to the defendant.
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that cannot be sustained on its own merits but opens the door to introducing evidence that will assist in seeking
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on a theory of defense after a defendant makes a threshold showing as to each element of the defense.
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defense opens the door to presenting evidence about the behavior of police and informants.
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might be used to present evidence about a person's troubled childhood, for instance, or a
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Putting on a Jury Nullification Defense and Getting Away with It
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