Testimonial evidence is a statement made under oath. An example would be a witness pointing to someone in the courtroom and saying, “That’s the guy I saw robbing the grocery store.” Presented by seasoned trial attorney & noted CLE speaker Michael DeBlis III, this third part of our four-part Evidence series will focus on witnesses and testimonial evidence.
In this installment of Mike’s comprehensive Evidence series, he finishes discussing relevance, covers competence and begins discussing witness & testimonial evidence. The main topics covered will be: character evidence in criminal cases, tips for approaching MIMIC evidence, writings & the Best Evidence Rule (BER), competency and lay opinion testimony & expert opinion testimony.
All active lawyers admitted to practice law in Utah are required to comply annually with the Mandatory CLE requirements. The annual MCLE requirements are a minimum of 12 credit hours, including a minimum of 1 ethics hour and 1 professionalism hour. At least six of the CLE must be in Verified Live CLE. On or before July 31 of each year Utah…
