WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: JUDGE CONSIDERS ADMISSIBILITY OF WITNESS EVIDENCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF TRIAL: “ARE YOU EXPERIENCED”?

It is unusual for a judge to consider the admissibility of witness evidence on the first day of a trial.  However, in some ways, this is an unusual case.   The judge found that the statement was relevant to the pleaded issues. Further he found that it failed to comply with PD 57AC.   Not all of the ...