Expansion of the Judiciary 2

Bill Identifier: 20260306-2

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...

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Section 1: A new section is to be added to the judiciary. This section will be called depositions

Article 1: All lawyers may issue depositions for all witnesses.

Article 2: Depositions are legally courtrooms, and all rules are applied

Article 3: Witnesses have the right to have counsel with them when the deposition happens

Article 4: Depositions are exempt from all laws; past and previous, that involve screenshots

Article 5: Depositions are automatically admitted during trial

Section 2: Pre-Trial Matters

Article 1: All pre-trial matters are subject to the RoE. 

Article 2: Pre-Trial matters may only concern these things, 

* Evidence automatically admitted
* objection arguments being held at constructive sidebars

Section 3: Addendums to the RoE (Rules of Evidence)

1-10 are already law

11: All depositions are automatically admitted before trial

12: All relevant statements about the crime are automatically exempt from Hearsay objections

Section 4: Exceptions to Hearsay objections. 

Article 1: Hearsay Objections

* **Present Sense Impression**. A statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.



* **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.'



* **Recorded Recollection**. A record that:

(A) is on a matter the witness once knew about but now cannot recall well enough to testify fully and accurately;

(B) was made or adopted by the witness when the matter was fresh in the witness’s memory; and

(C) accurately reflects the witness’s knowledge.



Article 2: Exceptions to Speculation Objections

* 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.



Section 5: New Objections

* 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?



* Speculative: The witness is speculating

Section 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. 

Status: Passed

Metadata

Internal ID: 148
Bill proposed(Unix Epoch): 1772776257
Proposer: Due_Camel6262
Original link: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1rm5rys/expansion_of_the_judiciary_2
Approval admin:
Approval link: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1rn17fj/the_sixth_transparency_post_of_my_tenure/
ARPD-Curator: Zeedith

History

• 3/7/2026, 5:25:05 AM: Updated bill