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Rule 408 — Compromise offers and negotiations
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408(a)
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Prohibited Uses.
Evidence of the following is not admissible - on behalf of any party - either to prove or disprove the validity or amount of a disputed claim or to impeach by a prior inconsistent statement or a contradiction:
Current text
Prohibited Uses.
Evidence of the following is not admissible - on behalf of any party - either to prove or disprove the validity or amount of a disputed claim or to impeach by a prior inconsistent statement or a contradiction:
408(a)(1)
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furnishing, promising, or offering - or accepting, promising to accept, or offering to accept - a valuable consideration in order to compromise the claim; and
Current text
furnishing, promising, or offering - or accepting, promising to accept, or offering to accept - a valuable consideration in order to compromise the claim; and
408(a)(2)
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conduct or a statement made during compromise negotiations about the claim - except when the negotiations related to a claim by a public office in the exercise of its regulatory, investigative, or enforcement authority.
Current text
conduct or a statement made during compromise negotiations about the claim - except when the negotiations related to a claim by a public office in the exercise of its regulatory, investigative, or enforcement authority.
408(b)
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Exceptions.
The military judge may admit this evidence for another purpose, such as proving witness bias or prejudice, negating a contention of undue delay, or proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.
Current text
Exceptions.
The military judge may admit this evidence for another purpose, such as proving witness bias or prejudice, negating a contention of undue delay, or proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.
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