YG Rules of Evidence
Page 1: Texas Youth and Government YMCA Trial Court Rules
Case material created for YMCA Texas Youth & Government.
Page 2: Table of Contents
Introduction: Page 4
Texas Penal Code: Page 5
Texas Rules of Evidence: Page 6
Article I: General Provisions
Article IV: Relevancy and its Limits
Article VI: Witnesses
Article VII: Opinions and Expert Testimony
Article VIII: Hearsay
Article IX: Authentication and Identification
Article X: Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs
Page 3: Continued Texas Rules of Evidence
Provides a comprehensive outline of various rules including witness statements and expert testimony.
Page 4: Introduction
Special rules created or altered for streamlining Texas Youth and Government trials.
Explanation of omitted rules and the significance of comments associated with rules.
Page 5: Texas Penal Code
Sec. 2.01: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.
Presumes innocence until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Being charged does not imply guilt.
Page 6: Texas Rules of Evidence
Article I: General Provisions
Rule 101: Title, Scope, and Applicability of the Rules.
Rule 102: Purpose of the Rules.
Rulings on Evidence
Rule 103: Preservation of claims of error regarding evidence rulings.
Rule 104: Court's authority to decide on preliminary questions of admissibility.
Rule 105: Limiting evidence admissible against certain parties.
Rule 106: Optional completeness in related writings or recorded statements.
Rule 107: Optional completeness rules for other parts of a statement.
Page 7: Continued Rules of Evidence
Article IV: Relevancy and its Limits
Rule 401: Definition of relevant evidence.
Rule 402: General admissibility of relevant evidence.
Rule 403: Exclusion of relevant evidence based on prejudice or confusion.
Rule 404: Rules concerning character evidence and previous acts.
Rule 405: Methods of proving character evidence.
Rule 406: Habit and routine practice evidence.
Rule 407: Subsequent remedial measures.
Rule 409: Offers to pay medical expenses.
Page 8: Continued Rules of Evidence
Rule 412: Previous sexual conduct in criminal cases and exceptions for admissibility.
Page 9: Witnesses Rules
Article VI: Witness Provisions
Rule 601: Competency of witnesses.
Rule 602: Necessity for personal knowledge.
Rule 603: Oath or affirmation requirement for witnesses.
Rule 607: Who can impeach a witness.
Rule 608: Witness's character for truthfulness.
Rule 609: Impeachment through criminal convictions.
Rule 611: General control over witness examination.
Page 10: Witness Examination Rules
Leading Questions: Guidelines and acceptable uses.
Historical objections: Covers narrative answers, nonresponsive answers, and compound questions.
Page 11: Continued Witness Examination Rules
Rule Clarifications
Rule 613: Procedures for witness's prior statements and bias or interest identification.
Rule 614: Excluding witnesses from hearings.
Page 12: Opinions and Expert Testimony
Article VII: Expert Rules
Rule 701: Opinion testimony by lay witnesses limitations.
Rule 702: Testimony by qualified expert witnesses standards.
Rule 703: Bases for expert opinions.
Rule 704: Opinions on ultimate issues.
Page 13: Hearsay Rules
Article VIII: Hearsay Definitions
Rule 801: Definitions pertinent to hearsay.
Rule 802: General rule against hearsay.
Rule 803: Exceptions to hearsay.
Present sense impressions, excited utterances, and more.
Page 14: Continued Hearsay Rules
Additional Hearsay Exceptions
Rule 804: Circumstances under which a declarant is unavailable.
Rule 805: Hearsay within hearsay exceptions.
Page 15: Authentication and Identification
Article IX: Rules on Evidence Verification
Rule 901: Requirements for authenticating evidence.
Rule 902: Self-authenticating evidence standards.
Page 16: Writings and Other Evidence
Article X: Rules for Document Evidence
Rule 1001: Definitions related to different forms of evidence.
Rule 1002: Requirement for original documents.
Rule 1003: Admissibility conditions for duplicates.