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Terms in this set
- Hearsay An out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted; generally inadmissible.
- Relevance Evidence having any tendency to make a fact of consequence to the action more or less probable than it would be without the evidence.
- Privilege A right to refuse to disclose, or to bar another from disclosing, certain confidential communications.
- Authentication The requirement that the proponent produce evidence sufficient to support a finding that an item is what it is claimed to be.
- Impeachment Challenging the credibility of a witness through prior inconsistent statements, bias, character for untruthfulness, or contradiction.
- Character Evidence of a person's general disposition, generally inadmissible to prove conduct in conformity on a specific occasion.
- Opinion A witness's inference or conclusion; admissible from lay witnesses if rationally based on perception, and from experts if qualified and reliable.
- Witness A person who testifies under oath; must have personal knowledge of the matter and be competent.
- Expert Witness A witness qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education to give opinion testimony on specialized matters.
- Confession A suspect's statement admitting guilt; admissible only if voluntary and obtained consistent with Miranda and the right to counsel.