The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And nothing could be further from the truth. Complex rules govern the court's selective appetite for truth.
Consider the driver stopped by an officer for speeding. The driver appears nervous and sweating. The officer is suspicious and finds drugs in the back seat. Defense counsel screams unreasonable search. The drugs are excluded from evidence. The driver walks.
Or consider young Juan. The 17 year old didn't have a license to drive, but borrowed a motorcycle and a helmet anyway. His blood alcohol was 0.12 -- way drunk. He was doing 106 miles per hour when he crashed through a guard rail and center-punched a white oak tree. His estate thought the helmet should have saved him and filed a lawsuit. What facts does the jury get to hear? 17. 106. That's all. The rest of the story can't be told.
Lawsuits aren’t about truth. Lawsuits are about law.
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