This blog was written for my own personal benefit. Here I look at Rule 26 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure which governs general rules governing discovery. The rule provides for obtaining discovery by method of deposition, interrogatories, production of documents or things, requests for admissions, and permission to enter land for inspection […]
There will be circumstances in which our witnesses will not have strong recollection of the facts we wish them to testify to. This will particularly be the case when you are dealing with professionals who are accustomed to drafting reports on a regular basis. This is customary for doctors in particular who see so […]
This blog/article was written primarily for my, Eric Roy’s, own benefit. It covers some of the basic rules governing the setting and conduct of trial in the state of Nevada. For a more thorough understanding of the subject please see the Nevada Civil Practice Manual which outlines these rules with greater sufficiency. As […]
As we know, there is a general prohibition against hearsay statements from being presented as evidence in the courtroom. The rationale for that prohibition being that such statements lack reliability given their out of court nature and inability to cross examine effectively upon those out of court statements. There are, however, exceptions and exemptions […]
Generally speaking, before a proponent of evidence can offer an item into evidence that proponent should lay the foundation for such evidence. The foundation is proof of a fact or event predicate to the admission of evidence. There are times when a judge may choose to admit the evidence subject to subsequent proof of […]
As we know, the hearsay doctrine is complex and not easy to master. The doctrine’s purpose is to exclude unreliable evidence from the purview of the jury. The rules of evidence prefer testimony to be made in court and subject to the scrutiny of cross-examination. With the aid of cross-examination a witness can be […]
