[Avodah] rules of evidence in halcha

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 09:30:21AM -0400, Dov Weinstock wrote:
: 1. Is there a similar concept in halacha, or do we find both parties liable
: - i.e. the entrapper and the entrapped?

There is very little discussion of how the shoterim do their jobs in
general. You got me wondering about a bigger picture.

: 2. Is there anything similar to 'inadmissible evidence' - i.e., valid
: evidence that the court will ignore because of the way it was obtained?

Ein adam meisim atzmo rasha. In contrast to the 5th ammendment in US
Law, which only says that lechat-chilah one musn't self-incriminate.
The fact that even bedi'eved we don't accept the eidus (even down to
palginin dibura) would seem to be similar.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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