Thomas Weigend, in this article, argues that though “truth” is a subjective term, when handling criminal matters, it is the expectation of the people for the courts to find it. Nevertheless, he argues that the courts do not seek to find the truth in these matters. Instead, he suggests that they seek “procedural truths” which he defines as a function of what the criminal process is to achieve and it is limited by the rules governing the criminal process and the presentation of evidence within it. In other words, “procedural truths” embodies the limitations of actual truths to be revealed criminal court proceedings. The author also gives a historical analysis of the short comings of the criminal courts under adversarial justice as well as other
