Misstated Rule Common Student Myth
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 2 active questions. 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
14885_honey_jar_harvest_fair · EVIDENCE · Choice CThe honey jar itself alongside a jar of concededly genuine Stephen's Apiary honey, offered for the jury's comparison.
Why it's attractive
Comparing the questioned jar with a genuine jar tends to show whether they share a maker. The trier of fact may make this comparison. C IS admissible.
Why it's wrong
Comparing the questioned jar with a genuine jar tends to show whether they share a maker. The trier of fact may make this comparison. C IS admissible.
17440_arson-warehouse-miriam · EVIDENCE · Choice DDeny the motion because hearsay testimony cannot be stricken once the jury has heard it.
Why it's attractive
A timely motion to strike is the exact remedy for inadmissible hearsay that comes in through a witness's answer. The 'once heard, can't be struck' claim is a flat misstatement.
Why it's wrong
A timely motion to strike is the exact remedy for inadmissible hearsay that comes in through a witness's answer. The 'once heard, can't be struck' claim is a flat misstatement.
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