Competency

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1. In the general admissibility inquiry, what does competency of evidence principally concern?
2. What two conditions does Rule 128 section 3 state for admissibility?
3. Under Rule 130 section 21, does a witness’s criminal conviction invariably disqualify that person from testifying?
4. An offered statement is relevant but falls within the hearsay exclusion, and no applicable exception or other basis is …
5. A witness can perceive and communicate the relevant observations but has an interest in the result. Does that interest …
6. A document is authenticated as genuinely signed by its maker. Counsel then argues that authentication necessarily resol…
7. An item is highly persuasive on a disputed issue, but the court finds that a valid constitutional exclusion applies and…
8. Explain competency of evidence in relation to relevance and credibility.
9. A witness has a financial interest in the result but can perceive and communicate the relevant observations. Explain qu…
10. Why does authenticating a document not necessarily settle the admissibility of every statement in it?
11. Does a witness’s religious belief alone disqualify the witness under Rule130 Section21?
12. Does political belief alone make a witness legally disqualified under Section21?