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What governs evidence rules?

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Federal Rules of Evidence

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Evidence may be admitted if it is…

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Relevant

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What is Relevant Evidence?

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Evidence that proves or disproves a material fact.

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Direct Evidence

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Evidence that involves no inferences

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Circumstantial Evidence

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Evidence that is indirect and relies on inference

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Limited Admisibiltiy

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Court can limit evidence for one purpose but not another.

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Can a court exclude evidence?

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Yes - if the probative value of the evidence with respect to its legitimate purpose would be substantially outweighed by danger of unfair prejudice.

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Relevance Analysis

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(1) Is evidence relevant?
- After saying yes, it is relevant evidence but it is otherwise thrown out under a theory below.
(2) Is the probative value of the evidence substantially outweighed by…?
- unfair prejudice, confusion of issues, misleading jury,undue delay, waster of time.
- unfair surprise NOT ALLOWED
(3) Should it be excluded for public policy reasons? (Probably inadmissible if yes)

Then evidence is admissible, provided hearsay, best evidence rules do not apply.

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What elements make evidence relevant?

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Must relate to time, event, or person in controversy

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Exception to Relevance - Previous Occurance

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Previous similar occurrences may be relevant even though it doesn’t relate in time, event or person in controversy

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What are some previous occurrence exceptions to relevance?

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(1) Causation concerning other time, event persons
(2) Prior false claims
(3) Previous Similar accidents or injuries
(4) Previous Similar Acts
(5) Rebutting Impossibility
(6) Sales of Similar Property
(7) Habit
(8) Business Routine
(9) Industry Custom

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Previous Similar Occurrence to Show Relevance: Previous Similar Accidents or Injuries

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Admissible to prove:

(1) Existence of dangerous condition
(2) D had knowledge of the dangerous condition
(3) Dangerous condition cause of the injury

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Previous Similar Occurrence to Show Relevance: Habit

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Admit evidence of person’s regular response, instinctiveness, automatic trait or habit to a specific set of circumstances.

Note - habit is specific, character is general

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Situations where Relevant evidence should be excluded because probative value of the evidence substantially outweighed by…

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unfair prejudice, confusion of issues, misleading jury,undue delay, waster of time.

unfair surprise NOT ALLOWED

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Public policy reasons for excluding relevant evidence

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(1) Liability insurance
(2) Subsequent remedial measures
(3) Settlement offers or negotiations
(4) Withdrawn guilty pleas
(5) Offers to pay medical expenses

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Liability insurance

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Inadmissible: to prove negligence
Admissible: to prove ownership or control/liability

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Subsequent Remedial Measures

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Inadmissible: to prove negligence, defect in design, need for warning
Admissible: to prove ownership or control, rebut claim that precautions were impossible to prove

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Settlement Offers

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Inadmissible: to prove or disprove validity or amount of disputed claim
Admissible: for all other purposes

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Withdrawn guilty pleas

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Inadmissible: For nearly all purposes
Admissible: Not admissible

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Offers to pay medical bills

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Inadmissible: To prove culpable conduct
Admissible: For all other purposes - Admissions of fact accompanying offers to pay medical expenses admissible.

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Character Evidence

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Admissible to (1) prove character when it is the ultimate issue in the case or (2) serve as circumstantial evidence of how a person probably acted.

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Ways or presenting character evidence

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(1) Evidence of specific acts
(2) Opinion testimony of a witness who knows the person
(3) General reputation in the community

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When is character evidence admissible?

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Civil: not admissible unless directly at issue (ex. defamation)

Criminal: Admissible once defendant opens the door and present evidence on his character in either REPUTATION or OPINION. Then D can

(1) cross examine D and show all three (rep, op, specfic acts), OR
(2) Bring up witness and bring up reputation OR opnion only, NO SPECIFIC ACTS

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Presenting Character Evidence of Victim

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Can be done - D may introduce reputation or opinion evidence of victims bad character when it is relevant to show D’s innocence. Then P may introduce evidence of victim’s good character for the same trait or D’s bad character for the same trait.

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Rape Cases

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Criminal: Victim’s sexual behavior outside of defendant not admissible - except to prove that someone else is the source of the semen.

Civil: Victim’s sexual behavior admissible if not prejudicial. Reputation admissible if victim puts it in controversy.

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Homicide Cases

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If D pleads self defense, evidence of any kind that victim was first aggressor opens door to evidence that victim had good character for peacefulness.

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Specific Acts of Misconduct THAT CAN COME IN

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Specific acts of misconduct generally cannot come in to prove criminal disposition of D, except for the following which show other purposes:

Admissible to prove:

(1) Motive
(2) Intent
(3) Mistake (absence of)
(4) Identity
(5) Common plan or scheme

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Requirements to admit MIMIC acts

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(1) Sufficient evidence that D committed prior act

(2) Probative value not substantially outweighed by danger of unfair prejudice

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Judicial Notice

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Recognition of a fact as true without formal presentation of evidence:

 - Indisputable facts that are common knowledge in the community (notorious facts)
 - Indisputable facts that are capable of verification by resort to easily accessible sources (manifest facts)(ex. almanac)
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Judicial Notice Civil vs. Criminal case

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Civil: Fact is conclusive
Criminal: Jury not required to accept as conclusive the fact

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Judicial Notice of laws

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Must take notice of federal/state law/regs - may take notice of municipal ordinances and private acts of federal/state entity.

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Real Evidence

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Demonstrative evidence directed to trier of fact - MUST BE AUTHENTICATED - and if it can be easily tampered with must show chain of custody

Can also use balancing test to determine if it should be hauled into court room (massive physical evidence).

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Documentary Evidence

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Must be relevant, and writings must also be authenticated (sufficient for jury to find it genuine)

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How to admit: Writing

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(1) Party against whom it is offered admitted its authenticity or acted upon it as authetnic
(2) Eyewitness testimony
(3) Handwriting Verifications
- nonexpert with personal knowledge of handwriting
- expert who has compared writings
- trier of fact through comparison samples

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How to admit: Ancient Document

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(1) Is at least 20 years old
(2) Condition to be free of suspicion
(3) Found in place where such writing would be kept

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How to admit: Photographs

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Admissible only if identified by a witness as a portrayal of certain facts relevant to the issue.

If a camera with no operator - show that camera was properly operating

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How to admit: Xrays

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(1) Process was accurate
(2) Machine in working order
(3) Operator qualified to operate
(4) Custodial chain established

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How to admit: Oral Statements

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(1) Identify the speaker

If telephone:

(1) recognized other party’s voice
(2) speaker had knowledge of certain facts that only a particular person would have
(3) called a particular person’s number and a voice answered as that person or person’s residence
(4) called a business and spoke with person with knowledge of the business

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How to admit: Self-authetnicating documents

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No need to do anything else - they prove themselves:

(1) Public docs with seals - domestic/foreign
(2) Certified copies of public records
(3) Official publications
(4) Newspapers/periodicals
(5) Trade inscriptions
(6) Acknowledged docs
(7) Commercial papers
(8) Certified business records

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Best Evidence Rule

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Original writing must be produced if terms of writing are material - if no original then secondary evidence admissible.

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When does Best Evidence Rule Apply?

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(1) Writing is a legally operative or dispositive instrument

(2) Knowledge of a witness concerning facts from having read the document

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Duplicate versus secondary evidence

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Duplicate is an exact copy of an original - and admissible unless authenticity challenged.

Secondary evidence - handwritten copies, notes, oral testimony - only admissible if original or duplicate unavailable

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Parol Evidence Rule

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Agreement reduced to writing and it becomes the only evidence of it - prior bargaining precluded (does not preclude subsequent bargaining).

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When does parol evidence rule not apply?

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(1) Incomplete or ambiguous contract
(2) Reformation of Contract
(3) Challenge to validity of contract

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Basic tetimonial attributes

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(1) Capacity to observe
(2) Recollect
(3) Communicate
(4) Appreciate the obligation to speak truthfully

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Qualifications for witness testimony

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(1) personal knowledge

(2) declare he will testify truthfully

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Qualifications of infant person

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Depends on capacity and intelligence of the paticular child as determined by the judge

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Qualifications for insane person

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Can testify if he understands the obligations to speak truthfully and has capacity to testify accurately

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Qualifications of judge and jury

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May not testify as witness

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Leading Questions are…

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prohibited, unless

(1) cross-examination
(2) elicit introductory matter
(3) witness needs aid because loss of memory, immaturity, or physical/mental weakness
(4) Hostile witness

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Witness memory - Refereshing Recollection

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Witness can use any writing or thing for purpose of refreshing her present recollection. Cannot read from the writing.

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Witness memory - Recored Recollection

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Witness cannot recollect even after consulting a writing or thing. Then, only writing or thing can be used if it meets the foundation requirements:

(1) Witness had personal knowledge of the facts in the writing
(2) Writing was made by witness and adopted by witness
(3) Writing was timely made
(4) Writing is accurate
(5) Witness has insufficient recollection to testify

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Opinion Testimony

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Prohibited unless where it is necessary or helpful based on courts decision

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Opinion by lay witness

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Inadmissible, except when:

(1) rationally based on witness perception
(2) helpful to understand testimony or fact at issue
(3) not based on scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge.

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Common admissible lay witness opinion testimony

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(1) General appearances
(2) State of emotion (rational and irrational actions)
(3) Sense recognition (that was heavy)
(4) Voice/handwriting identification
(5) Speed of object
(6) Value of own services
(7) Intoxication

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Opinion by expert witness

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Admissible, provided

(1) SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
(2) QUALIFIED
(3) REASONABLE PROBABILITY OF OPINION
(4) FACT SUPPORT
- Facts made known at trial
- Personal observation
- Facts not known personally but relied upon by experts in a particular field.

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Limits on expert witness opinion

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In criminal case - cannot give opinion on if accused’s mental state

Cross exam - can cross examine a witness concerning statements in any publication established as a reliable authority when

(1) expert on the stand
(2) Read into evidence

THEN can be used to impeach AND as substantive evidence

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Cross Exam Limitations

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Limited to

(1) scope of direct examination, including all reasonable inferences, and
(2) testing credibility of witness

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Impeachment Definition

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Casting an adverse reaction on the veracity of the witness

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Accrediting or Bolstering

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Can’t do it - unless witness was impeached

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Impeachment - Prior Inconsistent Statements

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Witness made a prior inconsistent statement. Impeach by cross-examination or extrinsic. CANNOT BE ON A COLLATERAL MATTER.

(1) Give witness opportunity to explain or deny
(2) If made under oath - can come in to impeach AND substantive proof

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Impeachment - Bias

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Witness has an interest in the outcome of the event. Introduce extrinsic evidence or cross exam. Witness must be asked about facts showing bias or interest before extrinsic evidence admitted.

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Impeachment - Proof of Crime - Involving crime of dishonesty

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(1) ANY CRIME (misdmeanor/felony) of dishonesty
(2) must be a conviction
(3) Trial court has no discretion to disallow
(4) 10 year limit from CONVICTION or DATE of release

judge can allow more than 10 years

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Impeachment - Proof of Crime - Involving crimes other than dishonesty

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(1) ONLY felonies
(2) Any felony
(3) Trial court has discretion to dissalow
(4) 10 year limit from CONVICTION or DATE of release

judge can allow it to be more thna 10 years

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Impeachment - Bad Acts

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Can inquire on probative of truthfulness - but must act in good faith and no extrinsic evidence allowed

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Impeachment - Reputation for Truthfulness

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Allowed

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Impeachment - Sensory Deficiencies

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Allowed

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Impeachment - Contradictory Facts

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(1) Material issue in the case
(2) Fact is significant on issue of credibility
(3) Witness volunteers testimony about a subject which opposing party would otherwise be precluded from offering as evidence

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Impeachment - Collateral matter

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If not relevant to the issue in the case, no impeachment allowed

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Impeachment - Hearsay Declarant

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Can impeach them if out of court statement introduced just as if they were there.

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Rehabilitation

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Impeached witness may be rehabilitated by (1) explanation on redirect, (2) Good reputation for truthfulness, (3) Prior Consistent Statements

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Objection

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Object before answer. No objection is considered a waiver of what would otherwise be inadmissible evidence.

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Opening the Door

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One who introduces evidence thereby asserts its relevance and cannot complain if adversary introduces offers other evidence on same topic

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Rule of Comleteness

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If introduced a part - opposing party can request the rest be introduced in fairness

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Attorney-Client Privilege

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Confidential communication made between attorney and client during professional consultation

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Attorney-Client Privilege Where Attorney Represents both Parties

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(1) Cannot claim privilege between the parties

(2) Either or both parties can claim privilege for suit with third person

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Attorney-Client Privilege Does Not Apply when..

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(1) Services sought to plan a crime or fraud
(2) Communication between parties claiming through the same deceased client;
(3) Breach of duty issue by attorney and dispute between client

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Limitations on Attorney-Client Privilege

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(1) Voluntary disclosure - only applies to disclosed material (does not apply if it was an innocent mistake).

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Physician-Patient Privilege

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(1) Professional relationship exists
(2) Info acquired while attending patient in course of treatment
(3) Info necessary for treatment

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Physician-Patient Privilege does not apply when.

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(1) Physical condition at issue
(2) Sought to aid wrongdoing
(3) Dispute between physician and patient
(4) Patient agreed by contract
(5) Fed case applying fed law

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Psychotherapist/Social Worker - Patient Privilege

Clergy Privilege

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Operates the same way as attorney-client privilege

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Marriage Privilege - Spousal Immunity

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(1) Married person whose spouse is a D in criminal case may not be called as a witness.
(2) Married person may not be compelled to testify against spouse in criminal proceeding.
MUST HAVE VALID MARRIAGE AND ONLY LASTS DURING THE MARRIAGE. ONLY BELONGS TO WITNESS SPOUSE AND CANNOT PREVENT WAIVER BY OTHER SPOUSE

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Marriage Privilege - Confidential Marital Communications

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Any civil or criminal case - confidential communications between spouses privileged.
ONLY APPLIES TO STATEMENTS MADE IN MARRIAGE BUT LASTS FOREVER EVEN AFTER DIVORCE. BELONGS TO BOTH SPOUSES AND CAN PREVENT WAIVER BY OTHER SPOUSE

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Hearsay Definition

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Out of court statement offered for the truth of the matter asserted.

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When is hearsay admissible?

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Only admissible if hearsay exception applies or no objection by opposing party.

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Hearsay: What is a statement?

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Oral or written assertion

Nonverbal conduct.

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NOT HEARSAY AT ALL: What out-of-court statements are not hearsay because they are not offered for their truth?

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(1) Verbal acts or legally operative facts
(2) Statements offered to show effect on listener
(3) Circumstantial evidence of declarant’s state of mind.

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HEARSAY BUT FED RULES SAY THEY ARE NONHEARSAY: What statements meet the common law definition of hearsay but the Fed Rules say they are nonhearsay?

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(1) Prior Statements by Witness
(2) Statements by an Opposing Party
(3) Vicarious admissions

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Inconsistent Prior Statements

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In court testimony different than other testimony given under penalty of perjury.

If not made under penalty or perjury - only for impeachment. If made under penalty or perjury - impeachment and substantive purposes.

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Consistent Prior Statements

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(1) offered to rebut witness is lying/exaggerating because of motive
(2) rehabilitate witness whose been impeached

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Statements by opposing party: Judicial admission

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Formal judicial admission admissible (not informal like evidentiary)

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Statements by opposing party: Silence

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Treated as admission (unless with police) if:

(1) party heard and understood the statement
(2) physically and mentally capable of denying
(3) Reasonable person would have denied

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Hearsay Exception Definition

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It is considered hearsay but the court allows it in anyway for public policy reasons.

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Hearsay Exception 1: Unavailability

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(1) Exempt from testifying because of privilege
(2) Refuses to testify despite court order
(3) Doesn’t remember
(4) Death/physical/mental illness
(5) Cannot be found

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Hearsay Exception 2: Former Testimony

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Testimony of a now unavailable witness allowed if

(1) Party against whom testimony offered was a party in the former case
(2) Same subject matter
(3) Given under oath
(4) Party against whom offered had an opportunity at the prior proceeding had opportunity to cross

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Hearsay Exception 3: Statements Against Interest

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May be made if now unavailable witness made the statement and it was against their interest. Criminal case requires corroborating circumstances indicating trustworthiness of statement.

Statements are only against declarant - not if the statement also implicates other parties.

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Hearsay Exception 4: Dying Declaration

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Admissible if unavailable witness:

(1) Declarant believed his death was imminent
(2) Statement concerned the cause or circumstances of what he believed to be his death.

ONLY available in prosectuion of homicide or civil action

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Hearsay Exception 5: Statements of Personal or Family History

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Admissible if unavailable witness:

(1) Declarant is a member of the family in question or intimately associated with it; and
(2) Statement based on declarant’s personal knowledge

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Hearsay Exception 6: Statements Offered Against Party Procuring Declarant’s Unavailability

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Admissible if unavailability of witness has engaged in wrongdoing that intentionally procured the declarant’s unavailability.

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Hearsay Exception 7: Present State of Mind

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Statement of declarant’s then existing state of mind, emotion, sensation, physical condition (not memory or belief) when it is at issue.

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Hearsay Exception 8: Excited Utterances

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Statement relating to a startling event before having time to reflect on it.

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Hearsay Exception 9: Present Sense Impressions

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Statement made concurrently with the sense impression of an event

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Hearsay Exception 10: Declarations of Physical Condition

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Statement of present bodily condition admissible - past statement now allowed.

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Hearsay Exception 11: Business Records

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Statement made in the regular course of business and personal knowledge of the declarant, made near the time of the transaction, and authenticated.

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Hearsay Exception 12: Past Recollection Recorded

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If witness memory cannot be revivied, party may introduce memo witness made near the time of the event BY READING IT ONLY.

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Hearsay Exception 13: Official Records

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Records of office or agency. Must have been made by public employee at or near the time of the event (ex. Police reports - officer’s statement admissible but not other hearsay in the police report).

Not admissible against the D in a criminal case.

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Hearsay Exception 14: Records of Vital Statistics

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Admissible if reported to a public office.

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Hearsay Exception 15: Absence of Record

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Statement of custodian of public records that she has searched and failed to find a record is admissible to prove that the matter was not recorded.

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Hearsay Exception 16: Judgments

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Always admissible to prove it was entered.

(1) Prior Criminal Conviction - felony (not misdemeanor) admissible in crim or civil to prove fact essential to judgment
(2) For crim - can only use against accused and impeachment purposes against anyone else
(3) Civil and acquittal - inadmissible

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Hearsay Exception 17: Ancient Documents

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Authenticated document 20 years old or more and any document affecting an interest in property

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Hearsay Exception 18: Learned Treatises

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(1) Relied upon by an expert witness, and

(2) Established as reliable by testimony, judicial notice, other expert.

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Hearsay Exception 19: Reputation

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Admissible as to (1) character, (2) family history, (3) land boundaries, (4) community’s general history.

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Hearsay Exception 20: Market Reports/Family Records

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Admissible.

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Hearsay Exception 21: Catchall

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(1) Hearsay statement trustworthy
(2) Statement strictly necessary
(3) Notice given to adverse party as to the nature of the statement

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Hearsay Criminal Constitutional Issue

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Hearsay statement not admitted when

(1) Offered against the accused in a criminal case
(2) Declarant is unavailable
(3) Testimonial in nature
(4) No opportunity to cross examine

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What does “Testimonial” mean in relation to hearsay criminal constitutional issue?

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Nontestimonial - enable police to help in an ongoing emergency.
Testimonial - establish or prove past events which may be potentially relevant in a future criminal trial.
Testimonial - affidavits, written reports, forensic analysis.

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Preliminary Facts Decided by Jury

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Agency
Authenticity of a document
Credibility of a witness
Personal knowledge

118
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Preliminary Facts Decided by a Judge

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Any relevant evidence even though not otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence. 
Hearsay exceptions
Privileges
Expert Testimony
Mental Competence
119
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Statements that are not hearsay under fed rules

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(1) Prior statements by witnesses
(2) Admissions by party-opponent
(3) Vicarious admissions

who gives a shit about availability declarant

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Heresay exceptions - Declarant Unavailable

A

(1) Former testimony
(2) Statements against interest
(3) Dying Declarations
(4) Statements of Personal or Family history
(5) Party procured declarants unavailability

121
Q

Hearsay exceptions - Who cares about declarant

A

(1) Present state of mind
(2) Excited utterance
(3) Presence sense impression
(4) Declarations of Physical condition
(5) Biz records
(6) Past rec recorded
(7) Official records and writings
(8) Ancient docs
(9) Treaties/Reputation/Family records/market reports

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