FRE 803 Exception Provisions

Question 1

FRE 803(1)

Answer 1

Present Sense Impression

Question 2

FRE 803(2)

Answer 2

Excited Utterance

Question 3

FRE 803(3)

Answer 3

Then-Existing Physical or Mental Condition

Question 4

Hillmon Doctrine

Answer 4

You may use statements of a declarant’s current state of mind to prove subsequent conduct in accordance with that state of mind

Question 5

Shepard Rule

Answer 5

Declarations of intention cannot be used to prove something occurred in the past

Question 6

FRE 803(4)

Answer 6

Statements for the Purpose of Medical Diagnosis or Treatment

Question 7

FRE 803(5)

Answer 7

Recorded Recollection

Question 8

FRE 803(6)

Answer 8

Records of a Regularly Conducted Activity

Question 9

FRE 803(8)

Answer 9

Public Records

Question 10

FRE 803(7)

Answer 10

Evidence that a matter is not included in a business record that would normally be recorded is admissible to prove that the matter did not occur or exist

Question 11

FRE 803(10)

Answer 11

The Absence of a Public Record

Question 12

FRE 803(16)

Answer 12

Ancient Documents

Question 13

FRE 803(18)

Answer 13

Learned Treatises, Periodicals, or Pamphlets

Question 14

FRE 803(22)

Answer 14

Judgment of a Previous Conviction

Question 15

FRE 803(9)

Answer 15

Statistics Pertaining to Death, Birth, or Marriage

Question 16

FRE 803(17)

Answer 16

Compilations Relied on by the Public or by Persons in Particular Occupations

Question 17

FRE 803(19)

Answer 17

Evidence of Reputation to Prove a Person’s Birth, Adoption, Legitimacy, Ancestry, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Relationship by Blood, Or Similar Facts of Personal or Family History