Federal Rules of Evidence: A Quick Overview
Here's a Quick Way to Remember the Applicable Federal Rules of Evidence
His suggestion was either to "BARPH" the evidence, or remember our "RAPHOOP."
BARPHing the evidence means to go through this analysis.
B: Best Evidence rule -- FRE 1001-1008
A: Authentication -- FRE 901-903
R: Relevance -- FRE 401-415, 601-615, 701-706
P: Privilege -- FRE 501
H: Hearsay -- FRE 801-807
I preferred RAPHOOP, because it gave me more points to remember, which allowed me the opportunity to pick up more points on the exam.
R: Relevance -- FRE 401-403
A: Authentication -- FRE 901-903
P: Policy -- FRE 401-415, 601, 603-615
H: Hearsay -- FRE 801-807
O: Original Document -- FRE 1001-1008
O: Opinion -- FRE 602, 701-705
P: Privilege -- FRE 501
Obviously, you still have to know what the rules are in each of these groupings, and know what to do with the information when you see it. But having a quick way to run through everything is a great starting point to make sure you remember all the possible ways of admitting (or excluding) evidence.
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