by Ashley Corbin | Feb 21, 2023 | FRE Overview
Introduction “‘That’s hearsay, I guess,’ Mr Depp told the court, which prompted laughter. The judge replied, ‘I’m not sure it’s even being offered for the truth of the matter.’”[1] If you paid attention to the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial between April 11 and June 1,...
by Jared Hatcliffe and Ashley Corbin | Nov 15, 2022 | Blogs
Introduction Character Evidence is a difficult evidentiary concept to understand. Federal Rule of Evidence (“FRE”) 404 prohibits the admissibility of character evidence when used to show propensity of a particular conduct.[1] Propensity means “[a] natural tendency to...
by Ashley Corbin | Nov 15, 2022 | FRE Overview
Propensity: How Character Cannot Be Used Character Evidence is one of the hardest concepts to grasp and pick up on; but if you can remember the word ‘propensity,’ and understand it, you will be in a much better position to recognize character. Propensity means “[a]...
by Ashley Corbin | Oct 15, 2022 | FRE Overview
This month we will be discussing probably one of the most confusing and worst-named rules… best evidence! If you are flipping through your Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) book with not a clue as to where “best evidence” appears, then I can promise you that you are not...
by Ashley Corbin | Sep 15, 2022 | FRE Overview
Federal Rule of Evidence 401 Admissibility of evidence, and the weight of that evidence, are two different things. Evidence is either relevant, or it is irrelevant. Relevant evidence may be admissible. Irrelevant evidence is never admissible. Thus, every piece of...
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