Expansion of the Judiciary 2

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Evidence automatically admitted
objection arguments being held at constructive sidebars

Section 3: Addendums to the RoE (Rules of Evidence)
1-10 are already law
11: All depositions are automatically admitted before trial
12: All relevant statements about the crime are automatically exempt from Hearsay objections
Section 4: Exceptions to Hearsay objections.
Article 1: Hearsay Objections

**Present Sense Impression**. A statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.

**Then-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition**. A statement of the declarant’s then-existing state of mind (such as motive, intent, or plan) or emotional, sensory, or physical condition (such as mental feeling, pain, or bodily health), but not including a statement of memory or belief to prove the fact remembered or believed unless it relates to the validity or terms of the declarant’s will.'

**Recorded Recollection**. A record that:

(A) is on a matter the witness once knew about but now cannot recall well enough to testify fully and accurately;
(B) was made or adopted by the witness when the matter was fresh in the witness’s memory; and
(C) accurately reflects the witness’s knowledge.
Article 2: Exceptions to Speculation Objections

State of Mind: While guessing another's thoughts is speculation, a witness can describe actions or statements that allow the jury to infer a state of mind.

Section 5: New Objections

Calls for Hearsay. A "calls for hearsay" objection is raised when a lawyer asks a witness to testify about a statement made outside of court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Such testimony is generally inadmissible because the original speaker cannot be cross-examined. E G: "What did he tell you?" or "What did the letter say?

Speculative: The witness is speculating

Section 6: Rationally based perception. Rationally Based Perception allows witnesses to offer opinions or inferences grounded in their own sensory experiences (seeing, hearing, touching) rather than specialized expertise.

Section 1: A new section is to be added to the judiciary. This section will be called depositions Article 1: All lawyers may issue depositions for all witnesses. Article 2: Depositions are legally courtrooms, and all rules are applied Article 3: Witnesses have the right to have counsel with them when the deposition happens Article 4: Depositions are exempt from all laws; past and previous, that involve screenshots Article 5: Depositions are automatically admitted during trial Section 2: Pre-Trial Matters Article 1: All pre-trial matters are subject to the RoE. Article 2: Pre-Trial matters may only concern these things, * Evidence automatically admitted * objection arguments being held at constructive sidebars Section 3: Addendums to the RoE (Rules of Evidence) 1-10 are already law 11: All depositions are automatically admitted before trial 12: All relevant statements about the crime are automatically exempt from Hearsay objections Section 4: Exceptions to Hearsay objections. Article 1: Hearsay Objections * **Present Sense Impression**. A statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it. * **Then-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition**. A statement of the declarant’s then-existing state of mind (such as motive, intent, or plan) or emotional, sensory, or physical condition (such as mental feeling, pain, or bodily health), but not including a statement of memory or belief to prove the fact remembered or believed unless it relates to the validity or terms of the declarant’s will.' * **Recorded Recollection**. A record that: (A) is on a matter the witness once knew about but now cannot recall well enough to testify fully and accurately; (B) was made or adopted by the witness when the matter was fresh in the witness’s memory; and (C) accurately reflects the witness’s knowledge. Article 2: Exceptions to Speculation Objections * State of Mind: While guessing another's thoughts is speculation, a witness can describe actions or statements that allow the jury to infer a state of mind. Section 5: New Objections * Calls for Hearsay. A "calls for hearsay" objection is raised when a lawyer asks a witness to testify about a statement made outside of court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Such testimony is generally inadmissible because the original speaker cannot be cross-examined. E G: "What did he tell you?" or "What did the letter say? * Speculative: The witness is speculating Section 6: Rationally based perception. Rationally Based Perception allows witnesses to offer opinions or inferences grounded in their own sensory experiences (seeing, hearing, touching) rather than specialized expertise.

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Internal ID: 148
Bill proposed(Unix Epoch): 1772776257
Proposer: Due_Camel6262
Original link:https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1rm5rys/expansion_of_the_judiciary_2
Approval admin:
Approval link:https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1rn17fj/the_sixth_transparency_post_of_my_tenure/
ARPD-Curator: Zeedith

Expansion of the Judiciary 2

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