Section VII · Opinions and Expert Testimony
Rule 701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses
2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Recent revisions Summary of changes Cited by (2)If a witness is not testifying as an expert, testimony in the form of an opinion is limited to one that is:
(a) rationally based on the witness' perception;
(b) helpful to clearly understanding the witness' testimony or to determining a fact in issue; and
(c) not based on scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge within the scope of Mil. R. Evid. 702.
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Discussion under R.C.M. 1001(b)(5)(B) — Presentencing procedure
See Mil. R. Evid. 701 . See also Mil. R. Evid. 703 if the witness or deponent is testifying as an expert. The types of information…
UCMJ Punitive Articles
Article 121, ¶ 64.c.(1)(g)(iii) — Larceny and wrongful appropriation
…value of the property goes only to the weight to be given that testimony, and not to its admissibility. See Mil. R. Evid. 701. When the character of the property clearly appears in evidence— for instance, when it is exhibited to the…
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