Federal Rule of Evidence 1006
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Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that allows parties to present the contents of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs in the form of summaries, charts, or calculations when the originals would be too cumbersome to examine in court.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 canonical | 2 |
| Article X of the Federal Rules of Evidence | 1 |
| Fed. R. Evid. 1006 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3392969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 Context triple: [Article X – Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs, includes, Federal Rule of Evidence 1006]
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Federal Rule of Evidence 1003
Federal Rule of Evidence 1003 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that permits the use of duplicates in place of original writings, recordings, or photographs unless a genuine question is raised about the original’s authenticity or it would be unfair to admit the duplicate.
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Federal Rule of Evidence 806
Federal Rule of Evidence 806 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that governs how and when a hearsay declarant’s credibility may be attacked or supported as if the declarant had testified in court.
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Federal Rule of Evidence 807
Federal Rule of Evidence 807 is the “residual” hearsay exception that allows admission of certain trustworthy hearsay statements not covered by other specific exceptions when doing so serves the interests of justice.
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D.
rules of evidence for the federal courts
The rules of evidence for the federal courts are a comprehensive set of legal standards that govern what information may be presented and considered in United States federal court proceedings.
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E.
Fed. R. Evid. art. V
Fed. R. Evid. art. V is the portion of the Federal Rules of Evidence that sets out the rules governing evidentiary privileges in federal court proceedings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 Target entity description: Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that allows parties to present the contents of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs in the form of summaries, charts, or calculations when the originals would be too cumbersome to examine in court.
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A.
Federal Rule of Evidence 1003
Federal Rule of Evidence 1003 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that permits the use of duplicates in place of original writings, recordings, or photographs unless a genuine question is raised about the original’s authenticity or it would be unfair to admit the duplicate.
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B.
Federal Rule of Evidence 806
Federal Rule of Evidence 806 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that governs how and when a hearsay declarant’s credibility may be attacked or supported as if the declarant had testified in court.
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C.
Federal Rule of Evidence 807
Federal Rule of Evidence 807 is the “residual” hearsay exception that allows admission of certain trustworthy hearsay statements not covered by other specific exceptions when doing so serves the interests of justice.
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D.
rules of evidence for the federal courts
The rules of evidence for the federal courts are a comprehensive set of legal standards that govern what information may be presented and considered in United States federal court proceedings.
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E.
Fed. R. Evid. art. V
Fed. R. Evid. art. V is the portion of the Federal Rules of Evidence that sets out the rules governing evidentiary privileges in federal court proceedings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal rule
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rule of evidence ⓘ |
| allows |
calculations
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charts ⓘ summaries ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil cases
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criminal cases ⓘ |
| authority | promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court under the Rules Enabling Act ⓘ |
| benefits |
judicial efficiency
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jury comprehension of complex or voluminous data ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Federal Rule of Evidence 1006
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fed. R. Evid. 1006
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| codifiedIn |
Title 28 of the United States Code
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surface form:
Title 28 of the United States Code Appendix
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| condition |
originals must be too cumbersome to examine in court
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originals must be voluminous ⓘ summaries must accurately reflect underlying materials ⓘ summary must be based on evidence otherwise admissible ⓘ summary must not mislead or distort underlying data ⓘ underlying materials must be made available to opposing party ⓘ underlying writings, recordings, or photographs must be admissible or capable of being admitted ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Federal Rule of Evidence 1002
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Rule 611 ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Rule of Evidence 611
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| doesNotRequire | introduction of all underlying documents into evidence ⓘ |
| effectiveIn |
federal courts of appeals
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federal district courts ⓘ |
| evidentiaryType | substantive evidence ⓘ |
| governs | admissibility of summaries of voluminous evidence ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
U.S. federal courts
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surface form:
United States federal courts
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| languageFeature | does not require that the underlying materials themselves be admitted into evidence ⓘ |
| partOf |
rules of evidence for the federal courts
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surface form:
Federal Rules of Evidence
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| permits | use of summaries in lieu of examining each original item in court ⓘ |
| protects | parties from undue burden of presenting voluminous originals in court ⓘ |
| purpose | to allow use of summaries of voluminous evidence ⓘ |
| relatedTo | best evidence rule ⓘ |
| requires |
a sponsoring witness to explain the summary
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that originals or duplicates be made available at a reasonable time and place ⓘ that originals or duplicates be made available for copying ⓘ that originals or duplicates be made available for examination ⓘ that originals or duplicates be made available for inspection ⓘ |
| scope | trial proceedings ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
photographs
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recordings ⓘ writings ⓘ |
| usedFor |
presenting business records in summary form
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presenting financial records in summary form ⓘ presenting voluminous data compilations ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 Description of subject: Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that allows parties to present the contents of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs in the form of summaries, charts, or calculations when the originals would be too cumbersome to examine in court.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Article X – Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs
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includes
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Federal Rule of Evidence 1006
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this entity surface form:
Article X of the Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal Rule of Evidence 1006
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citationForm
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Federal Rule of Evidence 1006
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Fed. R. Evid. 1006