Rules of Evidence Article 10

See Stormwind Rules of Evidence.

Rule 1001. Definitions that Apply to This Article.
In this article:

a. A “writing” consists of letters, words, numbers, or their equivalent set down in any form.

b. A “recording” consists of letters, words, numbers, or their equivalent recorded in any manner.

c. An “image” means a photographic image or its equivalent stored in any form.

d. An “original” of a writing or recording means the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by the person who executed or issued it. An “original” of a photograph includes the negative or a print from it.

e. A “duplicate” means a counterpart produced by a mechanical, magical, photographic, chemical, or other equivalent process or technique that accurately reproduces the original.

Rule 1002. Requirement of the Original.
a. An original writing, recording, or image is required in order to prove its content unless these rules or the Laws of Stormwind provide otherwise.

b. A duplicate is admissible to the same extent as the original unless a genuine question is raised about the original’s authenticity or the circumstances make it unfair to admit the duplicate.

c. An original is not required and other evidence of the content of a writing, recording, or image is admissible if:
 * 1) all the originals are lost or destroyed, and not by the proponent acting in bad faith;
 * 2) an original cannot be obtained by any available judicial process;
 * 3) the party against whom the original would be offered had control of the original; was at that time put on notice, by pleadings or otherwise, that the original would be a subject of proof at the trial or hearing; and fails to produce it at the trial or hearing; or
 * 4) the writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.

Rule 1003. Summaries to Prove Content.
The person offering the writing, recording, or image may use a summary, chart, or calculation to prove the content of voluminous writings, recordings, or images that cannot be conveniently examined in court. The person offering must make the originals or duplicates available for examination or copying, or both, by other parties at a reasonable time and place. And the court may order him to produce them in court.

Rule 1004. Testimony or Statement of Adverse Party to Prove Content.
The proponent may prove the content of a writing, recording, or photograph by the testimony, deposition, or written statement of the party against whom the evidence is offered. The proponent need not account for the original.