Section X · Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs
Rule 1005. Copies of public records to prove content
2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Recent revisions Summary of changes Cited by (1)The proponent may use a copy to prove the content of an official record - or of a document that was recorded or filed in a public office as authorized by law - if these conditions are met: the record or document is otherwise admissible; and the copy is certified as correct in accordance with Mil. R. Evid. 902(4) or is testified to be correct by a witness who has compared it with the original. If no such copy can be obtained by reasonable diligence, then the proponent may use other evidence to prove the content.
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Military Rules of Evidence
Mil. R. Evid. 1008 — Functions of the military judge and the members
…factual conditions for admitting other evidence of the content of a writing, recording, or photograph under Mil. R. Evid. 1004 or 1005. When a court-martial is composed of a military judge and members, the members determine - in accordance…
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