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Code of Evidence

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Scope

Purpose and construction

Rulings on evidence

Preliminary questions

Limited admissibility

Judicial notice of adjudicative facts generally

Judicial notice of legal matters

Scope of Chapter

Definitions

Conclusive presumptions

Rebuttable presumptions

Effect of presumptions if there is no controverting evidence

Effect of presumptions if there is controverting evidence

Jury instructions

Effect of the term "prima facie" in legislation

Definition of "relevant evidence"

Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible

Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time

Character evidence generally not admissible in civil or criminal trial to prove conduct; exceptions; other criminal acts

Methods of proving character

Habit; routine practice; methods of proof

Subsequent remedial measures

Compromise and offers to compromise

Payment of medical and similar expenses

Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements

Liability insurance

Victim's past sexual behavior in sexual assault cases; trafficking offenses

Victim's attire in sexual assault cases

Evidence of similar crimes, wrongs, or acts in sex offense cases

Statements made by victims of trafficking during investigations

Evidence of similar crimes, wrongs, or acts in domestic abuse cases, cruelty against juveniles cases

Evidence of similar crimes, wrongs, or acts in certain civil cases

Settlement or tender

Worker's compensation payments

Act of contacting or retaining an attorney

Scope of privileges

Waiver of privilege

Comment on or inference from claim of privilege; instructions; exception

Spousal confidential communications privilege

Spousal witness privilege

Lawyer-client privilege

Subpoena of lawyer or his representative in criminal cases

Subpoena of lawyer or his representative in civil cases

Work product rule not affected

Health care provider-patient privilege

Communications to clergymen

Political vote

Trade secrets

Identity of informer

Accountant-client privilege

Subpoena of accountant or his representative in criminal cases

Subpoena of accountant; civil, juvenile, administrative proceedings

Trained peer support member privilege

Subpoena of judge or his representative in civil and criminal cases

General rule of competency

Lack of personal knowledge

Oath or affirmation

Interpreters

Disqualification of judge as witness

Disqualification of juror as witness

Attacking and supporting credibility generally

Attacking or supporting credibility by character evidence

Attacking credibility by evidence of conviction of crime in civil cases

Attacking credibility by evidence of conviction of crime in criminal cases

Art. 610.

Mode and order of interrogation and presentation

Writing used to refresh memory

Foundation for extrinsic attack on credibility

Calling and questioning of witnesses by court

Exclusion of witnesses

Opinion testimony by lay witnesses

Testimony by experts

Bases of opinion testimony by experts

Opinion on ultimate issue

Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion; foundation

Court appointed experts

Definitions

Hearsay rule

Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial

Hearsay exceptions; foreign records of regularly conducted activity

Hearsay exceptions; declarant unavailable

Hearsay within hearsay

Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant

Requirement of authentication or identification

Self-authentication

Subscribing witness' testimony unnecessary

Self-authentication of copies of public documents

Self-authentication of other public records

Definitions

Requirement of original

Admissibility of duplicates

Electronic duplicates

Admissibility of other evidence of contents

Public records

Summaries

Testimony or written admission of party

Functions of court and jury

Applicability

Title

Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1300, 2.

State v. Prieur; pretrial; burden of proof