Federal Rule of Evidence 1006

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Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that allows parties to present the contents of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs in the form of summaries, charts, or calculations when the originals would be too cumbersome to examine in court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal rule
rule of evidence
allows calculations
charts
summaries
appliesTo civil cases
criminal cases
authority promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court under the Rules Enabling Act
benefits judicial efficiency
jury comprehension of complex or voluminous data
citationForm Fed. R. Evid. 1006
codifiedIn Title 28 of the United States Code Appendix
condition originals must be too cumbersome to examine in court
originals must be voluminous
summaries must accurately reflect underlying materials
summary must be based on evidence otherwise admissible
summary must not mislead or distort underlying data
underlying materials must be made available to opposing party
underlying writings, recordings, or photographs must be admissible or capable of being admitted
distinguishedFrom Federal Rule of Evidence 1002
Federal Rule of Evidence 611
linked to: Rule 611
doesNotRequire introduction of all underlying documents into evidence
effectiveIn federal courts of appeals
federal district courts
evidentiaryType substantive evidence
governs admissibility of summaries of voluminous evidence
jurisdiction United States federal courts
linked to: U.S. federal courts
languageFeature does not require that the underlying materials themselves be admitted into evidence
partOf Federal Rules of Evidence
permits use of summaries in lieu of examining each original item in court
protects parties from undue burden of presenting voluminous originals in court
purpose to allow use of summaries of voluminous evidence
relatedTo best evidence rule
requires a sponsoring witness to explain the summary
that originals or duplicates be made available at a reasonable time and place
that originals or duplicates be made available for copying
that originals or duplicates be made available for examination
that originals or duplicates be made available for inspection
scope trial proceedings
subjectMatter photographs
recordings
writings
usedFor presenting business records in summary form
presenting financial records in summary form
presenting voluminous data compilations

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Federal Rule of Evidence 1003 isChapterOf Article X of the Federal Rules of Evidence
linked to: Federal Rule of Evidence 1006
Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 citationForm Fed. R. Evid. 1006
linked to: Federal Rule of Evidence 1006
Federal Rule of Evidence 1008 relatedTo Federal Rule of Evidence 1006