§ 9-19-3 Judicial notice of law of other states
§ 9-19-4 Information as to foreign law
§ 9-19-5 Determination made by court – Review
§ 9-19-6 Evidence of foreign law
§ 9-19-7 Law of foreign countries
§ 9-19-8 Uniformity of construction
§ 9-19-9 Repealed
§ 9-19-10 Entries and memoranda of decedent introduced for successor in title to decedent
§ 9-19-11 Repealed
§ 9-19-12 Statements and releases by patients in personal injury cases
§ 9-19-12.1 Releases for personal injuries
§ 9-19-15 Stenographic transcripts of testimony in superior court
§ 9-19-19 Finding of presumed death under federal Missing Persons Act
§ 9-19-20 Other documents under Missing Persons Act
§ 9-19-21 Prima facie validity of federal findings and certified copies
§ 9-19-22 Severability
§ 9-19-25 Illegally seized evidence inadmissible
§ 9-19-26 Testimony in divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings
§ 9-19-27 Evidence of charges for medical and hospital services and for prescriptions and orthopedic appliances – Evidence required from hospital medical records
§ 9-19-27.1 Repealed
§ 9-19-27.2 Evidence of charges required from hospitals for medical records, hospital services and for prescriptions and orthopedic appliances – Applicable to claims against medical providers
§ 9-19-28 Evidence of damage to property
§ 9-19-29 Admissibility of records of deceased physicians, dentists and professional engineers
§ 9-19-30 Certain statements of fact or opinion admissible in evidence in civil actions for malpractice
§ 9-19-31 Written statements or recordings in actions to recover damages for personal injuries
§ 9-19-32 Informed consent a preliminary question
§ 9-19-33 Res ipsa loquitur in medical malpractice actions
§ 9-19-34 Repealed
§ 9-19-34.1 Collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions
§ 9-19-35 Failure to bill inadmissible in medical malpractice cases
§ 9-19-36 Advance payments inadmissible in medical malpractice cases
§ 9-19-37 Repealed
§ 9-19-38 Proof of life or work life expectancy
§ 9-19-39 Use of photostatic copies
§ 9-19-40 Records of the division of motor vehicles
§ 9-19-41 Expert witnesses in malpractice cases
§ 9-19-42 The Rhode Island rules of evidence
§ 9-19-43 Report of laboratory test
§ 9-19-44 Mediator confidentiality in mediation proceedings

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 9-19 - Evidence

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Cross examine: Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.