{"id":148,"name":"Expansion of the Judiciary 2","summary":"Section 1: A new section is to be added to the judiciary. This section will be called depositionsArticle 1: All lawyers may issue depositions for all witnesses.Article 2: Depositions are legall...","raw_contents":"Section 1: A new section is to be added to the judiciary. This section will be called depositions\r\n\r\nArticle 1: All lawyers may issue depositions for all witnesses.\r\n\r\nArticle 2: Depositions are legally courtrooms, and all rules are applied\r\n\r\nArticle 3: Witnesses have the right to have counsel with them when the deposition happens\r\n\r\nArticle 4: Depositions are exempt from all laws; past and previous, that involve screenshots\r\n\r\nArticle 5: Depositions are automatically admitted during trial\r\n\r\nSection 2: Pre-Trial Matters\r\n\r\nArticle 1: All pre-trial matters are subject to the RoE. \r\n\r\nArticle 2: Pre-Trial matters may only concern these things, \r\n\r\n* Evidence automatically admitted\r\n* objection arguments being held at constructive sidebars\r\n\r\nSection 3: Addendums to the RoE (Rules of Evidence)\r\n\r\n1-10 are already law\r\n\r\n11: All depositions are automatically admitted before trial\r\n\r\n12: All relevant statements about the crime are automatically exempt from Hearsay objections\r\n\r\nSection 4: Exceptions to Hearsay objections. \r\n\r\nArticle 1: Hearsay Objections\r\n\r\n* **Present Sense Impression**. A statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n* **Then-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition**. A statement of the declarant’s then-existing state of mind (such as motive, intent, or plan) or emotional, sensory, or physical condition (such as mental feeling, pain, or bodily health), but not including a statement of memory or belief to prove the fact remembered or believed unless it relates to the validity or terms of the declarant’s will.'\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n* **Recorded Recollection**. A record that:\r\n\r\n(A) is on a matter the witness once knew about but now cannot recall well enough to testify fully and accurately;\r\n\r\n(B) was made or adopted by the witness when the matter was fresh in the witness’s memory; and\r\n\r\n(C) accurately reflects the witness’s knowledge.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nArticle 2: Exceptions to Speculation Objections\r\n\r\n* State of Mind: While guessing another's thoughts is speculation, a witness can describe actions or statements that allow the jury to infer a state of mind.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection 5: New Objections\r\n\r\n* Calls for Hearsay. A \"calls for hearsay\" objection is raised when a lawyer asks a witness to testify about a statement made outside of court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Such testimony is generally inadmissible because the original speaker cannot be cross-examined. E G: \"What did he tell you?\" or \"What did the letter say?\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n* Speculative: The witness is speculating\r\n\r\nSection 6: Rationally based perception. Rationally Based Perception allows witnesses to offer opinions or inferences grounded in their own sensory experiences (seeing, hearing, touching) rather than specialized expertise. ","proposer":"Zeedith","isPassed":0,"isConsidered":0,"isEnforced":0,"notes":"","isRepealed":0,"created_at":"2026-03-06 07:54:04","curratedText":"","isRejected":null,"isUnsure":null,"ogUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1rm5rys/expansion_of_the_judiciary_2","ogUser":"Due_Camel6262","apUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1rn17fj/the_sixth_transparency_post_of_my_tenure/","apUser":"","status":"Passed","ogCreatedUtc":1772776257,"billIdentifier":"20260306-2"}