Washington Rules of Evidence

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The Washington Rules of Evidence are a codified set of legal standards governing the admissibility and use of evidence in Washington State courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal code
rules of evidence
alsoCalled Washington Evidence Rules NERFINISHED
appliesTo Washington State courts NERFINISHED
civil cases in Washington State courts
criminal cases in Washington State courts
basedOn Federal Rules of Evidence NERFINISHED
bindingOn Washington appellate courts NERFINISHED
Washington trial courts
citationForm ER followed by rule number
containsRuleOn authentication of evidence
best evidence rule
burden of proof
character evidence
expert testimony
hearsay
impeachment of witnesses
judicial notice
presumptions
privileges
relevance of evidence
witness competency
enforcedBy Washington courts NERFINISHED
governs admissibility of evidence in Washington State courts
use of evidence in Washington State courts
hasAbbreviation ER
hasRuleNumberingSystem Evidence Rules (ER) numbering
hasStructureSimilarTo Federal Rules of Evidence NERFINISHED
influences trial practice in Washington State
interpretedBy Washington Supreme Court opinions NERFINISHED
Washington appellate decisions
jurisdiction Washington State NERFINISHED
language English
legalSystem United States common law
limits admission of hearsay evidence
admission of unfairly prejudicial evidence
partOf Washington Court Rules NERFINISHED
promulgatedBy Washington Supreme Court NERFINISHED
providesExceptionsFor hearsay rule
requires relevant evidence for admissibility
subjectArea evidence law
procedural law
usedBy attorneys in Washington State
judges in Washington State
litigants in Washington State

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Washington Court Rules includesSubdivision Washington Rules of Evidence