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Rule 602. Need for Personal Knowledge; Rule 603. Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully; Rule 604. Interpreter; Rule 605. Judge's Competency as a Witness; Rule 606. Juror's Competency as a Witness. Rule 607. Who May Impeach a Witness; Rule 608. A Witness's Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness; Rule 609. Impeachment by Evidence of a ...
Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 (1964), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that "[a]lthough an affidavit supporting a search warrant may be based on hearsay information and need not reflect the direct personal observations of the affiant, the magistrate must be informed of some of the underlying circumstances relied on by the person providing the information and some ...
admitting evidence of prior convictions and the danger of "unfair prejudice" under Rule 403 of the Federal Rules of Evidence: Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York: 519 U.S. 357 (1997) protesters at abortion clinics Auer v. Robbins: 519 U.S. 452 (1997) FLSA and overtime pay of police officers
With respect to U.S. federal courts, Rule 601 of the Federal Rules of Evidence defers to state law the determination of whether a witness is competent to testify. [1] About half of the U.S. States have enacted a dead man statute, more commonly referred to as the "dead man's rule." Some states have enacted compromise variations to the rule.
The full 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals handed Texas a major win Tuesday in its ongoing legal dispute with the Biden administration over the state’s construction of a floating barrier in the ...
Oregon v. Guzek, 546 U.S. 517 (2006) – States may limit the evidence of innocence a defendant may present at his sentencing hearing to evidence already presented at his trial. Kansas v. Marsh, 548 U.S. 163 (2006) – Imposing the death penalty when mitigating and aggravating factors are in equipoise is constitutional. Kansas v.
This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 602 of the United States Reports: Note: As of August 2024, final bound volumes for the U.S. Supreme Court's United States Reports have been published through volume 579.
The Federal Rules of Evidence states rules regarding a piece of evidence's relevancy and whether or not it is admissible. [7] F.R.E. 402 states relevant evidence is admissible unless otherwise excluded by: "The U.S. Constitution, a federal statute, the Federal Rules of Evidence, or other rules proscribed by the Supreme Court."