Who may be Witnesses (See also AM 00-4-07-SC)

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1. What is the general witness qualification under current Rule 130 section 21?
2. What presumption does the Child Witness Rule establish?
3. Is age alone sufficient to require a competency examination of a child under section 6?
4. An adult witness can perceive and communicate but belongs to an unpopular political or religious group. Does that belie…
5. A blind witness personally heard a relevant conversation and can communicate those perceptions. May the court categoric…
6. A party establishes substantial doubt about a child’s ability to distinguish truth from falsehood and obtains a compete…
7. A young child can recall and explain the observed event, distinguish a true account from a false one, and understand th…
8. State the general qualification of witnesses and distinguish it from personal knowledge of a particular fact and ultima…
9. Explain when and how a child’s competency examination is conducted.
10. Why do disability, youth, interest or unpopular beliefs not justify replacing the current functional qualification test…
11. For the ordinary Child Witness Rule definition, when is the under-eighteen age measured?
12. Is the Child Witness Rule confined solely to child victims, excluding children who witnessed or are accused of a crime?