Preliminary Sections

• Author: Gordon P. Cleary
• Pages: 1-14

TRIAL EVIDENCE FOUNDATIONS

B G P. C

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Some of the topics covered include—

Rule of Completeness

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Impeachment by Prior Bad Acts

• Sexual assault allegations to rebut a fabrication defense.

• Civil judgments in criminal case arising from same facts.

 

Impeachment by Prior Convictions

• Conviction for tampering with evidence as dishonest act under Rule 609(a)(2).

• Judge reverses ruling and allows prior conviction in when defendant is in middle of testimony.

Lay Opinion Evidence

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• Testimony of police sergeant on speed of vehicle based on accident reconstruction calculations.

Expert Opinion Evidence—Daubert Consideration

• Expert opinion on class action requirements; reliance on data and information provided by third parties.

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Authentication

• Phone calls by defendant from jail.

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• Copies of harassing emails from father to daughter.

• Text messages between man and ex-wife.

• Facebook posts.

• Victim’s transcriptions of text messages from defendant.

• Text messages retrieved from cell phone by forensic techniques.

• Types of circumstantial evidence that will corroborate identity of sender of electronic communications.

Hearsay and Hearsay Exceptions

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• Requirements for forfeiture by wrongdoing doctrine.

 

• Requirements for adoptive admissions by silence.