1.   An additional potential issue with regard to the weight given to computer evidence is the best evidence rule.

2.   Express terms Unless there is a written contract there is the possibility that the parol evidence rule may prevent the successful incorporation of extrinsic evidence.

3.   But if Gilbert is convicted of murder and the trial moves into the penalty phase, evidence rules will be more lax.

4.   Military commissions differ from civilian courts in that defendants can be tried in secret without the legal protections, evidence rules or appeal rights that civilian courts provide.

5.   The Clinton administration agreed with Kimberlin that the direct evidence rule is unwarranted and places too heavy a burden on plaintiffs at the initial stage of a lawsuit.