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DEMONSTRATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCEEVIDENCE
A GUIDE TO LEGAL RESEARCHA GUIDE TO LEGAL RESEARCH
PROJECT ONEPROJECT ONEFALL 2002FALL 2002
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Heavy Metal Rock…Heavy Metal Rock…
BUT RATHER…BUT RATHER…
This Variety…This Variety…
AND…AND…
REMEMBERREMEMBER
Jurors retain 10% of what they hear…Jurors retain 10% of what they hear…
Jurors retain 87% of what they see!!!Jurors retain 87% of what they see!!!
In other words… a picture (read: In other words… a picture (read: demonstration, simulation, model, demonstration, simulation, model, table, diagram, etc) is worth a table, diagram, etc) is worth a thousand words.thousand words.
TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
PRIMARY AUTHORITYPRIMARY AUTHORITY
SECONDARY AUTHORITYSECONDARY AUTHORITY
PRACTICE MATERIALSPRACTICE MATERIALS
ONLINE MATERIALSONLINE MATERIALS
INDEXINDEX
INTRODUCTION CONTINUEDINTRODUCTION CONTINUED
Demonstrative Evidence must clear Demonstrative Evidence must clear three Foundational Requirements…three Foundational Requirements…
a. authentication a. authentication
b. representational accuracyb. representational accuracy
c. identificationc. identification
INTRODUCTION CONTINUEDINTRODUCTION CONTINUED
Demonstrative Evidence must then Demonstrative Evidence must then pass three hurdles of admissibility…pass three hurdles of admissibility…
a. relevancya. relevancy
b. materialityb. materiality
c. competencyc. competency
INTRODUCTION CONTINUEDINTRODUCTION CONTINUED
Demonstrative evidence must then Demonstrative evidence must then pass an final balancing test under pass an final balancing test under relevancy…relevancy…
to determine whether the prejudicial to determine whether the prejudicial value of the evidence outweighs its value of the evidence outweighs its probative valueprobative value