Chapter 8 Competency of Witnesses

Index

• Section 8.1 Overview
• Section 8.2 The Oath
• Section 8.3 Sources of Law and Research
• Section 8.4 When to Raise the Issue
• Section 8.5 Age of Child
• Section 8.6 Child Victims
• Section 8.7 Physical Malady or Disability
• Section 8.8 Mental Illness
• Section 8.9 Substance Abuse
• Section 8.10 Language and Communication Barriers
• Section 8.11 The Accused
• Section 8.12 Disruptive Defendant
• Section 8.13 Accomplices
• Section 8.14 Spouses
• Section 8.15 Jurors, Deputies, and Court Clerks
• Section 8.16 Attorneys, Ministers, and Physicians
• Section 8.17 Paternity
• Section 8.18 The Rule—Excluding Witnesses Who Will Testify From the Courtroom