Justice Holbrookwould have applied the Rule differently in his dissenting opinion. He would haveargued that the defendant's right to a fair trial under the Constitution was infringed bynot allowing the evidence into the trial. He would have claimed that the evidence wascrucial to the defense's argument and that the defendant's case suffered if it wasexcluded. The evidence was crucial to the case, according to Justice Holbrook,because it might have influenced the jury's verdict