WITNESSES Rule 601. Competency to Testify in General 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 ...
ARTICLE VI. WITNESSES | Federal Rules of Evidence | US Law | LII ...
Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence Rule 612. Writing Used to Refresh a Witness’s Memory Rule 613. Witness’s Prior Statement Rule 614. Court’s Calling or Examining a Witness Rule 615. Excluding Witnesses from the Courtroom; Preventing an Excluded Witness's Access to Trial Testimony ARTICLE VII. OPINIONS AND ...
Limitation (a) is the familiar requirement of first-hand knowledge or observation. Limitation (b) is phrased in terms of requiring testimony to be helpful in resolving issues. Witnesses often find difficulty in expressing themselves in language which is not that of an opinion or conclusion.
Rule 701. Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses | Federal Rules of ...
The rule as submitted by the Supreme Court declared certain witnesses hostile as a matter of law and thus subject to interrogation by leading questions without any showing of hostility in fact. These were adverse parties or witnesses identified with adverse parties.
Rule 611. Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence ...
Other reasons remain, however, to justify the continuation of the practice of calling court's witnesses. The right to cross-examine, with all it implies, is assured. The tendency of juries to associate a witness with the party calling him, regardless of technical aspects of vouching, is avoided.