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WITNESSES

Affirmations

Application of rules, Court Rules Evid 603

Requirements, Court Rules Evid 603

Application of rules

Character evidence, Court Rules Evid 404

Oaths or affirmations, Court Rules Evid 603

Privileges and immunity, Court Rules Evid 501

Calling, Court Rules Evid 614

Competence to testify

Generally, Court Rules Evid 601

Judges presiding at trial, barred from giving testimony, Court Rules Evid 605

Jurors, Court Rules Evid 606

Personal knowledge of matter, Court Rules Evid 602

Credibility

Impeachment

Bias, prejudice, or interest for or against party, Court Rules Evid 616

Conduct, specific instances of, Court Rules Evid 608

Conviction of a crime, Court Rules Evid 609

Juvenile adjudications, admissibility, Court Rules Evid 609

Opinion and reputation evidence of character, Court Rules Evid 608

Religious opinions or beliefs, admissibility, Court Rules Evid 610

Who may impeach, Court Rules Evid 607

Deceased persons

Conversations with, admissibility, Court Rules Evid 617

Unavailability, hearsay rule, Court Rules Evid 804

Examination of

Leading questions, when permitted, Court Rules Evid 611

Order of interrogation and presentation, district court, duties, Court Rules Evid 611

Exclusion from courtroom, when permitted, Court Rules Evid 615

Expert witnesses, see EXPERT WITNESSES

Hearsay evidence, see HEARSAY EVIDENCE

Hostile witnesses, leading questions, when permitted, Court Rules Evid 611

Impeachment, see Credibility under this topic

Inconsistent prior statements, extrinsic evidence of, admissibility, Court Rules Evid 613

Interrogation by court, Court Rules Evid 614

Knowledge of evidence, testimony authenticating or identifying, Court Rules Evid 901

Lay witnesses, opinion testimony

Handwriting, authentication or identification, Court Rules Evid 901

Limitations, Court Rules Evid 701

Ultimate issue, objections, Court Rules Evid 704

Mentally ill persons

Conversations with, admissibility, Court Rules Evid 617

Unavailability, hearsay rule, Court Rules Evid 804

Oaths

Application of rules, Court Rules Evid 603

Requirements, Court Rules Evid 603

Prior inconsistent statements, extrinsic evidence of, admissibility, Court Rules Evid 613

Prior statements, disclosure to witness, Court Rules Evid 613

Privileges and immunity

Application of rules, Court Rules Evid 501

Attorney-client privilege, waiver, Court Rules Evid 502

Self-incrimination, privilege not waived, Court Rules Evid 608

Unavailability, hearsay rule, Court Rules Evid 804

Religious opinions or beliefs, inadmissible, Court Rules Evid 610

Subscribing witnesses, testimony unnecessary to authenticate writings, Court Rules Evid 903

Unavailability of, hearsay rule, Court Rules Evid 804

Writings used to refresh memory

Adverse parties, rights, Court Rules Evid 612

District court, duties, Court Rules Evid 612

Use, Court Rules Evid 612