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Introduction | |
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Federal Rules of Evidence for United States Courts | |
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General Provisions | |
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Scope | |
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Purpose and Construction | |
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Rulings on Evidence | |
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Preliminary Questions | |
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Limited Admissibility | |
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Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements | |
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Judicial Notice | |
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Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts | |
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Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings | |
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Presumptions in General in Civil Actions and Proceedings | |
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Applicability of State Law in Civil Actions and Proceedings | |
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Relevancy and Its Limits | |
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Definition of "Relevant Evidence" | |
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Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible | |
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Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Grounds of Prejudice, Confusion, or Waste of Time | |
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Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes | |
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Methods of Proving Character | |
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Habit; Routine Practice | |
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Subsequent Remedial Measures | |
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Compromise and Offers to Compromise | |
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Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses | |
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Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements | |
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Liability Insurance | |
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Sex Offense Cases; Relevance of Alleged Victim's Past Sexual Behavior or Alleged Sexual Predisposition | |
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Evidence of Similar Crimes in Sexual Assault Cases | |
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Evidence of Similar Crimes in Child Molestation Cases | |
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Evidence of Similar Acts in Civil Cases Concerning Sexual Assault or Child Molestation | |
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Privileges | |
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General Rule | |
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Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Limitations on Waiver | |
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Witnesses | |
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General Rule of Competency | |
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Lack of Personal Knowledge | |
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Oath or Affirmation | |
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Interpreters | |
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Competency of Judge as Witness | |
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Competency of Juror as Witness | |
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Who May Impeach | |
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Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness | |
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Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime | |
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Religious Beliefs or Opinions | |
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Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation | |
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Writing Used to Refresh Memory | |
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Prior Statements of Witness | |
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Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court | |
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Exclusion of Witnesses | |
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Opinions and Expert Testimony | |
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Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses | |
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Testimony by Experts | |
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Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts | |
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Opinion on Ultimate Issue | |
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Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion | |
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Court Appointed Experts | |
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Hearsay | |
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Definitions | |
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Hearsay Rule | |
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Hearsay Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial | |
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Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable | |
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Hearsay Within Hearsay | |
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Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant | |
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Residual Exception | |
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Authentication and Identification | |
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Requirement of Authentication or Identification | |
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Self-Authentication | |
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Subscribing Witness' Testimony Unnecessary | |
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Contents of Writing, Recording, and Photographs | |
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Definitions | |
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Requirement of Original | |
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Admissibility of Duplicates | |
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Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents | |
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Public Records | |
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Summaries | |
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Testimony or Written Admission of Party | |
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Functions of Court and Jury | |
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Miscellaneous Rules | |
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Applicability of Rules | |
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Amendments | |
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Deleted and Superseded Materials | |
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Summing Up and Comment by Judge [Not enacted.] | |
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Presumptions in General [As prescribed by Supreme Court] | |
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Presumptions in General in Civil Actions and Proceedings [As Passed by House of Representatives] | |
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Presumptions in Criminal Cases [Not enacted.] | |
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Habit; Routine Practice | |
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Privileges Recognized Only as Provided [Not enacted.] | |
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Required Reports Privileged by Statute [Not enacted.] | |
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Lawyer-Client Privilege [Not enacted.] | |
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Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege [Not enacted.] | |
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Husband-Wife Privilege [Not enacted.] | |
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Communications to Clergymen [Not enacted.] | |
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Political Vote [Not enacted.] | |
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Trade Secrets [Not enacted.] | |
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Secrets of State and Other Official Information [Not enacted.] | |
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Identity of Informer [Not enacted.] | |
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Waiver of Privilege by Voluntary Disclosure [Not enacted.] | |
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Privileged Matter Disclosed Under Compulsion or Without Opportunity to Claim Privilege [Not enacted.] | |
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Comment Upon or Inference From Claim of Privilege; Instruction [Not enacted.] | |
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Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable [Subdivision (b)(2) not enacted.] | |
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Case Supplement | |
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Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, ___U.S.___ (June 25, 2009) | |
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Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts: Afterthoughts | |