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Ber Is A Hearsay Exception

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

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Example wrong choices

  • 22211_lydia-purple-cloth · EVIDENCE · Choice AAn original document under the best evidence rule.

    Why it's attractive

    BER governs when originals are required, not whether hearsay is admissible

    Why it's wrong

    BER governs when originals are required, not whether hearsay is admissible

  • 22211_lydia-purple-cloth · EVIDENCE · Choice BA present recollection refreshed.

    Why it's attractive

    FRE 612 lets a witness testify from refreshed memory; the document is not admitted as an exhibit

    Why it's wrong

    FRE 612 lets a witness testify from refreshed memory; the document is not admitted as an exhibit

  • 22211_lydia-purple-cloth · EVIDENCE · Choice DA past recollection recorded.

    Why it's attractive

    PRC requires the record to be made from the witness's own memory; Lydia never inspected the shipment

    Why it's wrong

    PRC requires the record to be made from the witness's own memory; Lydia never inspected the shipment

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