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Judicial Notice: Four Must-Know Rules

Evidence at Trial

In closing argument, you can run through the facts of the case and—referring to the fact judicially noticed—remind the jury that this fact is beyond dispute, because the judge said so. Must-Know Rule #2: A Substitute for Evidence Cannot Bypass Relevance Like any rule of evidence, the details mustn't swallow the whole.