Rule 702 – Testimony by experts.
Rule 702. Testimony by experts. (a) If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion, or otherwise, if […]
Rule 703 – Bases of opinion testimony by experts.
Rule 703. Bases of opinion testimony by experts. The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made known to him at or before the hearing. If of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the particular field in forming […]
Rule 609 – Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime.
Rule 609. Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime. (a) General rule. – For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that the witness has been convicted of a felony, or of a Class A1, Class 1, or Class 2 misdemeanor, shall be admitted if elicited from the witness or established by […]
Rule 501 – General rule.
Rule 501. General rule. Except as otherwise required by the Constitution of the United States, the privileges of a witness, person, government, state, or political subdivision thereof shall be determined in accordance with the law of this State. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
Rule 601 – General rule of competency; disqualification of witness.
Rule 601. General rule of competency; disqualification of witness. (a) General rule. – Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules. (b) Disqualification of witness in general. – A person is disqualified to testify as a witness when the court determines that the person is (1) incapable of […]
Rule 602 – Lack of personal knowledge.
Rule 602. Lack of personal knowledge. A witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that he has personal knowledge of the matter. Evidence to prove personal knowledge may, but need not, consist of the testimony of the witness himself. This rule is subject to the provisions […]
Rule 603 – Oath or affirmation.
Rule 603. Oath or affirmation. Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that he will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken his conscience and impress his mind with his duty to do so. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
Rule 604 – Interpreters.
Rule 604. Interpreters. An interpreter is subject to the provisions of these rules relating to qualification as an expert and the administration of an oath or affirmation that he will make a true translation. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
Rule 605 – Competency of judge as witness.
Rule 605. Competency of judge as witness. The judge presiding at the trial may not testify in that trial as a witness. No objection need be made in order to preserve the point. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
Rule 606 – Competency of juror as witness.
Rule 606. Competency of juror as witness. (a) At the trial. – A member of the jury may not testify as a witness before that jury in the trial of the case in which he is sitting as a juror. If he is called so to testify, the opposing party shall be afforded an opportunity […]