Barbri Evidence - Colin

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1、BarbriEvidenceRelevance:Time,Event,PersonofPresentLitigationRelevant?!!!Specificexclusionaryrules/judicialdiscretion!!!Admissible(exception:SimilarOccurrence)WitnessOpinion;MethodofImpeachment;RehabilitationHearsayOut-of-courtstatementintroducedtoproveth

2、etruthfulnessofthematterassertedinthestatement.•“toprovethetruthfulnessofthematterassertedinthestatement”•Non-hearsay(priorstatement;partyadmission)•Hearsayexceptionsth•6AmendAuthenticationWritingisrelevantb/csource;methodofauthentication;self-authentica

3、tingdocumentsBestEvidenceRuleProvethecontentofawriting(legallyoperativedocument;orwitnessknowledgederivedsolelyfromit)!original/duplicate!justification+secondaryevidencePrivilegeAttorney-client/Spousal/Physician-patientRelevanceRelevant?!!!Specificexclus

4、ionaryrules/judicialdiscretion!!!Admissible(exception:SimilarOccurrence)GeneralRuleofRelevance:Theevidencemustrelatetothetime,eventorpersoninvolvedinthepresentlitigation.ExceptiontotheGeneralRule:CertainsimilaroccurrencesP’sPriorAccidentP’sprioraccidentg

5、enerallyinadmissible(b/citonlyshowsPisaccidentprone),butitis!ExistenceofadmissibletoprovethatP’scurrentconditionisattributable,inwholeorinpart,toapriorPriorInjuryaccident.SimilarAccidentEvidenceofprioraccidentscausedbythesameeventorconditionin“substantia

6、llyCausedbytheSamesimilarcircumstance”isadmissibletoprove:Condition!(1)Theexistenceofadangerouscondition;Existence,(2)Dhadknowledgeofthedangerouscondition(i.e.priornotice)Knowledge,Cause(3)Thedangerousconditionwasthecauseofthepresentinjury*Experimentsand

7、Testsconductedunder“substantiallysimilarcircumstances”arealsoadmissible.PriorSimilarAct!Priorsimilarconductofapersonmaybeadmissibletoraiseaninferenceoftheperson’sIntentintentonlateroccasion.ComparableSalesEvidenceofsalesofsimilarpersonal/realpropertythat

8、arecloseintimeisadmissibleto!Valueprovevalueofthepropertyatissue.(Pricequotedinmereoffertopurchaseisnotadmissible;unacceptedofferbyapartymightbepartyadmission)Habit!PersonHabitofapersonisadmissibleascircumstantialevidenceo