Rule 2:1002. Requirement of Production of Original

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Rule 2:1002. REQUIREMENT OF PRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL

To prove the content of a writing, the original writing is required, except as otherwise provided in these Rules, other Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or in a Virginia statute.

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Rule 2:1002 states the existing law of Virginia, which applies the best evidence rule only where it is the content of the document which is in issue. See, e.g., Butts v. Commonwealth, 145 Va. 800 (1926). see generally Brown v. Commonwealth, 54 Va. App. 107 (2009) (giving the background on this...