Section 1.20 Testimony Versus Real and Demonstrative Evidence

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B. (§1.20) Testimony Versus Real and Demonstrative Evidence

Testimony is any oral or written statement of a witness given under oath. To offer admissible testimony, a witness must have personal knowledge of the matters about which the witness testifies. Typically, a witness’s personal knowledge is established by the witness’s testimony about what the witness saw, heard, or otherwise perceived.

The term “real evidence” refers to relevant and material tangible items, including documents, connected to the occurrence or transaction at issue. State v. Rehberg, 919 S.W.2d 543, 551 (Mo. App. W.D. 1995). For an item...

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