ITEM 8.06 | FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE
There are many rules of evidence, and many books have been written explaining them. An example of an evidentiary rule is the "hearsay" rule which prohibits certain unreliable testimony. (Fed. R. Evid. 801-806.) Under the hearsay rule, a witness is generally not permitted to testify about anything that he/she does not have personal knowledge of. To illustrate, a witness may not testify that a friend told her that the friend saw the defendant beat up the plaintiff. That statement would be considered inadmissible because the witness in the example is only able to repeat what the friend said he saw. Because the friend is the person with personal knowledge of what happened, that friend should testify as to what he saw. The friend must be on the stand in order for the opposing party to be able to cross-examine him as to exactly what he saw. There are several exceptions to the hearsay rule found in the Federal Rules of Evidence. As noted above, this brief description of the hearsay rule is provided simply to illustrate one of the many rules of evidence. Before discovery begins and the trial of your case, you should carefully study the Federal Rules of Evidence and any specialized books on evidence which may be in the library.
You might need to reference it during your pursuit of justice.
For instance, you might need to examine this handbook in order to protect yourself from judges/lawyers/organizations who break the law (see this example of a Florida judge who outright committed perjury).
Nevertheless – and as always – please get the justice you deserve.
Sincerely,
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