Evidence

• Author: Robert K. Gill/Mark Daniel
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EVIDENCE

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CHAPTER 16

EVIDENCE

I. BUSINESS RECORDS

§16:01 Rules of Evidence

§16:02 Rules of Civil Procedure

§16:03 In General

§16:04 Self-Authentication

§16:05 Requirements of Aff‌idavit

II. CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS

§16:10 Statutory Law

§16:11 General Points

III. CHAIN OF CUSTODY AFFIDAVIT

§16:20 Statutory Law

§16:21 General Points

IV. FORENSIC EXAMINATION

§16:30 Statutory Law

§16:31 Texas Forensic Science Commission

§16:31.1 Reference

§16:31.2 The Rules of Judicial Administration

§16:32 Forensic Examination of Computers

V. PRESERVING EVIDENCE

§16:40 Statutory Law

§16:41 General Points

§16:42 Destruction of Evidence

§16:43 Preserving Prospective Evidence

§16:43.1 Statutory Law

§16:44 Testing of Biological Evidence in Death Penalty Cases

VI. STATEMENTS INCULPATING CODEFENDANT

§16:50 General Points

VII. TESTIMONY FROM INMATE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS

§16:60 Statutory Law

§16:61 General Points

EVIDENCE

Texas Criminal Forms 16-2

VIII. HEARSAY STATEMENTS

A. Outcry Statements

§16:70 Statutory Law

§16:71 Victims Include Children and Persons With a Disability

§16:72 Forfeiture by Wrongdoing

§16:72.1 Statutory Law

§16:72.2 General Points

IX. ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE

§16:80 Admissibility of Electronically Preserved Document

§16:80.1 Statutory Law

X. FORMS

Form 16-1.1 Notice of Intent to Introduce Business Records Through Aff‌idavit

Form 16-1.2 Notice to (State or Defendant) of Intent to Introduce Business Records Through Aff‌idavit

Form 16-1.3 Motion for Release of Drug and/or Alcohol Treatment Records

Form 16-2.1 Business Records Aff‌idavit

Form 16-2.2 Aff‌idavit of No Records

Form 16-3 Art. 38.41 Certif‌icate of Analysis

Form 16-4 Notice of Intent to Use Certif‌icate of Analysis

Form 16-5 Objection to Use of Certif‌icate of Analysis at Trial

Form 16-6 Chain of Custody Aff‌idavit

Form 16-7 Notice of Intent to Use Chain of Custody Aff‌idavit at Trial

Form 16-8 Objection to Use of Chain of Custody Aff‌idavit at Trial

Form 16-9.1 Motion to Suppress Evidence of Forensic Analysis

Form 16-9.2 Request and Motion For Court To Order State and State’s Agents Not To Access Electronic

Device or Social Media Account of Defendant Without Notifying Defendant’s Attorney

Form 16-9.3 Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained from Mobile Device or Cell Phone

Form 16-9.4 Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained from Computer

Form 16-10 Brief in Support of Pre-Trial Motion to Suppress Forensic Testing

Form 16-11 Request for Information under Rule 12.6 of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration

Form 16-12.1 Motion for Preservation of Evidence

Form 16-12.2 Defendant’s Brief in Support of Motion for Preservation of Evidence

Form 16-13 Notice of Destruction of Evidence

Form 16-14.1 Waiver of Preservation of Evidence

Form 16-14.2 Receipt for Evidence

Form 16-14.3 Motion for Dismissal Due to Destruction of Material Evidence

Form 16-14.4.1 Law Enforcement Preservation Letter

Form 16-14.4.2 Preservation Letter for Law Enforcement Materials

Form 16-14.4.3 Preservation Letter for Private Entit y (Electronically Stored Information)

Form 16-14.5 Motion to Meet and Confer to Determine Evidence That

Constitutes Biological Evidence for DNA Testing

Form 16-14.6 Motion for Hearing to Determine Evidence for DNA Testing

Form 16-14.7 Defendant’s Motion for Bench Notes of DNA Testing Due to Destruction or Loss of Evidence

Form 16-14.8 Defendant’s Motion for Deadline on State’s Testing of Evidence

Form 16-15 Statement Inculpating Co-Defendant

Form 16-16 Motion for Inmate to Testify by Video Teleconferencing System

Form 16-17 Request for Notice of Outcry Statement of Disabled Person

Form 16-18 State’s Notice of Intent to Use Outcry Evidence of Person With Disability

Form 16-19 Motion for Hearing Outside Presence of Jury Under Art. 38.072

Form 16-20 Motion in Limine (Evidence of Outcry Statement of Person With Disability)

Form 16-21.1 Motion to Present Evidence of Forfeiture by Wrongdoing

Form 16-21.2 Motion in Limine on Evidence of Alleged Forfeiture by Wrongdoing

Form 16-22 Objection to Admissibility of Electronically Preserved Document

EVIDENCE

16-3 Evidence §16:02

I. BUSINESS RECORDS

§16:01 Rules of Evidence

Τεξ.Ρ.Εϖιδ. 803(6) Ρεχορδσ οφ α Ρεγυλαρλψ Χονδυχτεδ Αχτιϖιτψ. Α ρεχορδ οφ αν αχτ, εϖεντ, χονδιτιον, οπινιον, ορ

διαγνοσισ ιφ:

(Α) τηε ρεχορδ ωασ µαδε ατ ορ νεαρ τηε τιµε βψορ φροµ ινφορµατιον τρανσµιττεδ βψσοµεονε ωιτη κνοωλεδγε;

(Β) τηε ρεχορδ ωασ κεπτ ιν τηε χουρσε οφ α ρεγυλαρλψ χονδυχτεδ βυσινεσσ αχτιϖιτψ;

(Χ) µακινγ τηε ρεχορδ ωασ α ρεγυλαρ πραχτιχε οφ τηατ αχτιϖιτψ;

(∆) 



(Ε) τηε οππονεντ φαιλσ το δεµονστρατε τηατ τηε σουρχε οφ ινφορµατιον ορ τηε µετηοδ ορ χιρχυµστανχεσ οφ

πρεπαρατιον ινδιχατε α λαχκ οφ τρυστωορτηινεσσ.

Βυσινεσσ ασ υσεδ ιν τηισ παραγραπη ινχλυδεσ εϖερψ κινδ οφ ρεγυλαρ οργανιζεδ αχτιϖιτψ ωηετηερ χον−



Τεξ.Ρ.Εϖιδ. 

−





χουρτ µαψ ορδερ τηατ α βυσινεσσ ρεχορδ βε τρεατεδ ασ πρεσυµπτιϖελψ αυτηεντιχ εϖεν ιφ τηε προπονεντ φαιλσ

το χοµπλψ ωιτη συβπαραγραπη (Α).

 

  



 

     −

ιαρ ωιτη τηε µαννερ ιν ωηιχη ιτσ ρεχορδσ αρε χρεατεδ ανδ µαινταινεδ βψ ϖιρτυε οφ µψ δυτιεσ

ανδ ρεσπονσιβιλιτιεσ.

    

οριγιναλ ρεχορδσ.

3. Τηε ρεχορδσ ωερε µαδε ατ ορ νεαρ τηε τιµε οφ εαχη αχτ, εϖεντ, χονδιτιον, οπινιον, ορ διαγνοσισ

 



 





 



 

§16:02 Rules of Civil Procedure

Τεξ.Ρ.Χιϖ.Προ.

Εϖερψ νοτιχε ρεθυιρεδ βψ τηεσε ρυλεσ, ανδ εϖερψ πλεαδινγ, πλεα, µοτιον, ορ οτηερ φορµ οφ ρεθυεστ ρεθυιρεδ

     

 

βε σερϖεδ, ορ τηε παρτψσ δυλψ αυτηοριζεδ αγεντ ορ αττορνεψ οφ ρεχορδ, ασ τηε χασε µαψ βε, ειτηερ ιν περσον

    

αδδρεσσ, ορ βψ τελεπηονιχ δοχυµεντ τρανσφερ το τηε ρεχιπιεντσ χυρρεντ τελεχοπιερ νυµβερ, ορ βψ συχη οτηερ