Hearsay Exceptions/Not Hearsay
Billie Shoemaker says "Edi Arcaro said she was angry"
What is Statement by a Party Opponent - 801(d)(2)
Rule Number Hearsay:
What is 801?
What is Speculation?
On direct an attorney asks “You were drinking, isn’t that right?”
What is Leading Question?
Objection: Gerry Bailey spent the past 5 minutes talking about how much he loves his cat(100)!
What is Relevance?
Dr. Laffit Pincay describes the Fingerprint Reports (her lab always conducts fingerprint testing).
What is Records of Regularly Conducted Activity - 803(6)
Rule Number: Improper Character Evidence
What is relevance?
Q: Have you met up with Lily in the past month?
A: Yes seven times
Q: What time did you meet up?
What is vauge?
Aniella testifies that “Jadyn really hated Jon Pollard” (200)
What is speculation?
Cory Nakatani said that she planned to go to the stables the night of the Gala.
What is Then-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition - Rule 803 (3)
Rule #: Bases of an Expert’s Opinion Testimony (Improper Expert Opinion)
What is 703?
Aniella says direct, "Olivia goes to Smith Elementary School, so she is going to get into Central"
What is improper opinion (of a lay witness)?
Q: Where were you last night?
A: I was at the pier
Q: Where were you last night
What is Asked and Answered?
Lena gets on the stand and says “Danay said she pulled the fire alarm”(300)
Cory Nakatani says on the stand "Edi Arcaro asked me what time I wanted to meet at the stables"
What is A Question is not Hearsay
Rule #: "Need for Personal Knowledge" (Lack of personal knowledge)
What is 602?
Lena is on trial for a bank robbery, and Lily testifies, "Lena used to steal my money all the time in high school"
What is Improper Character Evidence?
Q: “Where were you last night and what were you doing”(100)
What is compound question?
An attorney asks a witness about their criminal history
What is improper character evidence
On direct, Zach reads from a newspaper from 1974, which states, "The murder happened on a Tuesday"
What are statements in ancient documents?
Rule #: Hearsay Exception: Then-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition
What is 803 (3)?
Pelham, an expert in neuroscience, states that "Stella was in a state of rage which caused her to stab Nadia"
What is Opinion on the Ultimate Issue?
You are a horrible person, aren’t you?
What is Argumentative?
Laffit Pincay says that Edi Arcaro strangled Jon Pollard
What is lack of personal knowledge???