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Top 5 Tips: Taking Depositions in a Post-Pandemic World

Attorney at Work

Exchanging exhibits during a remote deposition or trial is a crucial component that is often not addressed in web-conferencing tools. Additional accommodations must be in place for a way to introduced and distribute exhibits. These can often be addressed by an exhibit-specific tool used in conjunction with the web-conferencing tool.

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Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 1 of 2

E-Discovery LLC

This first blog addresses the admissibility of a “composite” video prepared by the prosecution. These videos were admitted into evidence without objection and were contained in about 30 video exhibits. Second , while the source materials “need not be introduced into evidence,” they must be “otherwise admissible.” at 533-34. “We

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Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 2 of 2

E-Discovery LLC

A prior blog addressed the admissibility of a “composite” video prepared by the prosecution. The State responded that the detectives were allowed “to contextualize the sequence of clips in the summary exhibit based on their personal knowledge of the local geography and locations of various cameras.” State , 261 Md. State, 261 Md.

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Do You Have to Ask an Opponent for a Privilege Log?

E-Discovery LLC

There were several other discovery disputes and the parties submitted emails, exhibits, and a declaration. c)(2) contentions, in reviewing the briefs and exhibits, it is evident that the communication issues addressed in the court’s January 11, 2024 order have not been resolved. Plaintiffs argued that Fed.R.Civ.P.

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How to Prepare for Your First Mock Trial

Jonathan Leach LLC

This includes case briefs, witness statements, exhibits, and relevant statutes or legal precedents. Analyze Witnesses and Exhibits Identify each witness’s strengths and weaknesses, including credibility, potential biases, and reliability of testimony. Be prepared to address challenges to the admissibility of your evidence.

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Persuasive Shortcuts: Document Summaries In Federal and California Courts

Evidence at Trial

These thousands of pages were relevant and admissible. Even assuming the other party stipulated to the documents' admissibility (they didn't), was there a clear, concise, and nonboring way to communicate the substance of this evidence to the jury? This exhibit would be clear, concise and nonboring. But would it be admissible?

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How to Set Up Remote International Depositions

Optima Juris

If it is allowed, ensure you understand any conditions that must be met for the evidence to be admissible. Manage Exhibits and Proceedings The parties should share exhibits in advance through electronic means to avoid any delay. Check for any statutory restrictions on using video conferencing for evidence gathering.