900 Rules

Question 1

901: Authenticating or Identifying Evidence

Answer 1

(a) In general. To satisfy the requirement of authentication or identifying an item of evidence, the proponent must produce evidence sufficient to support a finding the the item is what the proponent claims it is.

Question 2

901(b): Examples

Answer 2

1. Testimony of a witness with knowledge
2. Non-Expert Opinion About Handwriting
3. Comparison by an Expert Witness or the Trier of Fact
4. Distinctive Characteristics and the Like
5. Opinion About a Voice
6. Evidence About a Telephone Conversation
7. Evidence About Public Records
8. Evidence About a Process or System
9. methods Provided by a Statute or Rule

Question 3

902: Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating

Answer 3

Requires no extrinsic evidence of authenticity in order to be admitted:
1. Domestic Public Documents that are sealed and signed
2. Domestic Public documents that are not sealed but are signed and certified
3. Foreign public documents
4. Certified copies of public records
5. Official Publications
6. Newspapers and periodicals
7. Trade Inscriptions and the like
8. Acknowledged documents
9. Commercial paper and related documents
10. Presumptions under a federal statute
11. Certified domestic records of a regularly conducted activity
12. Certified foreign records of a regularly conducted activity
13. Certified records generated by an electronic process or system
14. Methods provided by a statute or rule