Article I – General Provisions
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Article I – General Provisions is the opening section of the Federal Rules of Evidence that sets out the rules’ scope, purpose, and key definitions governing the use of evidence in U.S. federal courts.
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| instanceOf |
article of the Federal Rules of Evidence
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| addresses |
conditional relevance of evidence
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harmless error in evidentiary rulings → judge’s role in determining admissibility of evidence → limiting instructions for evidence admissible for one purpose but not another → offer of proof requirements → preliminary questions of admissibility → rule of completeness for writings and recorded statements → standard for preserving a claim of error regarding evidence → |
| appliesIn |
United States bankruptcy courts
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United States courts of appeals → United States district courts → United States magistrate judge proceedings → |
| appliesTo |
civil cases in United States federal courts
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contempt proceedings in United States federal courts → criminal cases in United States federal courts → |
| bindingAuthorityFor |
federal appellate review of evidentiary rulings
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federal trial judges on evidentiary matters → |
| codifiedAs |
Article I of the Federal Rules of Evidence
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| defines |
construction of the Federal Rules of Evidence
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purpose of the Federal Rules of Evidence → scope of the Federal Rules of Evidence → |
| excludes |
certain miscellaneous proceedings from the application of the Federal Rules of Evidence
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grand-jury proceedings from the application of the Federal Rules of Evidence → |
| governs |
interpretation of all subsequent articles of the Federal Rules of Evidence
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use of evidence in United States federal courts → |
| hasLegalStatus |
federal procedural rule
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| hasSection |
Rule 101
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Rule 102 → Rule 103 → Rule 104 → Rule 105 → Rule 106 → |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal courts
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| language |
English
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| legalSystem |
United States law
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| limitingEvidenceAddressedIn |
Rule 105
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| partOf |
Federal Rules of Evidence
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| preliminaryQuestionsAddressedIn |
Rule 104
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| purpose |
to administer every proceeding fairly
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to ascertain the truth → to eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay → to promote the development of evidence law → to secure a just determination → |
| purposeAndConstructionDefinedIn |
Rule 102
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| remainderOfOrRelatedWritingsOrRecordedStatementsAddressedIn |
Rule 106
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| rulingsOnEvidenceAddressedIn |
Rule 103
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| scopeDefinedIn |
Rule 101
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Referenced by (2)
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Article I – General Provisions
("Article I of the Federal Rules of Evidence")
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Federal Rules of Evidence
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containsArticle |