Section I · General Provisions
Rule 107. Illustrative Aids
2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, United States · Last updated
Recent revisions Summary of changes Cited by (2)(a) Permitted Uses. The court may allow a party to present an illustrative aid to help the trier of fact understand the evidence or argument if the aid's utility in assisting comprehension is not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay, or wasting time. new · 2024 Amendments to Federal Rules of Evidence
(b) Use in Jury Deliberations. An illustrative aid is not evidence and must not be provided to the jury during deliberations unless: new · 2024 Amendments to Federal Rules of Evidence
(c) Record. When practicable, an illustrative aid used at trial must be entered into the record. new · 2024 Amendments to Federal Rules of Evidence
(d) Summaries of Voluminous Materials Admitted as Evidence. A summary, chart, or calculation admitted as evidence to prove the content of voluminous admissible evidence is governed by Rule 1006. new · 2024 Amendments to Federal Rules of Evidence
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Provisions elsewhere in the Manual whose text cites Rule 107. Each link opens the citing provision.
Military Rules of Evidence
Mil. R. Evid. 1006(c) — Summaries to prove content
…Aids Not Covered. A summary, chart, or calculation that functions only as an illustrative aid is governed by Rule 107.
Discussion under Mil. R. Evid. 1006 — Summaries to prove content
…are subject to the strictures of Rule 1006. The latter are illustrative aids, which are now regulated by Rule 107.
Rule 107 cites
Provisions named in the text of Rule 107. Where the cited provision is on this site, the link opens it.