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module 1 introduction to the rules of evidence one of the cornerstones of the United States is criminal justice system is the principle that every person is innocent until proven guilty the tool by which guilt is proven is evidence this of course applies to civil cases as well in fact every finding effect that is made by every court is based on evidence the rules of evidence which are the focus of this course comprise the user manual for doing so these lay out the do's and don'ts of evidence every state has its own version of its Rules of Evidence though there are also the Federal Rules of Evidence which apply in federal courts while differences exist the Federal Rules represent a sample set of rules that is representative of the evidentiary rules that are applied in state courts as well in this module we will introduce the Federal Rules of Evidence we will discuss when the federal rules apply when evidence can be challenged the types of evidentiary decisions made and the appellate standards of review Congress initially acted the Federal Rules of Evidence in 1975 the Supreme Court wrote the original version of the federal rules and the rules were made substantially similar to this day however case law and legislative changes have affected some changes to the rules over the last 40 years the purpose of the Federal Rules is to administer every proceeding fairly eliminate unjustifiable expenses and delays and promote the development of evidence law to the end of ascertaining the truth and securing a just determination rule 1101 provides that the rules govern the introduction of evidence in civil and criminal trials in federal courts the federal rules do not apply to the following situations grand jury proceedings determining whether a warrant will issue sentencing bail hearings and preliminary question determinations each of these proceedings administrative proceedings arbitration proceedings and certain family court proceedings may also be governed by different sets of evidentiary rules and customs preliminary hearing before delving into the specific evidence rules let's take a moment to understand some of the nuances of evidence law if it is unclear whether evidence can be admitted at trial its admissibility or lack thereof may be determined at a preliminary question hearing the parties may present their intention to proffer various pieces of evidence or challenge evidence that they anticipate the other party will seek to introduce in this proceeding conducted in front of the judge but not in front of the jury the judge can rule on admissibility these determinations may include for example whether an evidentiary privilege exists whether an expert witness is qualified to testify and/or whether any exception to the hearsay rule applies to anticipated testimony the preliminary hearing promotes trial because a judge can exclude certain evidence and settle on the admissibility of other admissible evidence at the outset this can also ensure that these confusing evidentiary arguments don't take place in front of the jury which...