lay witness

A witness who does not testify as an expert and who is therefore restricted to giving an opinion or making an inference that (1) is based on firsthand knowledge, and (2) is helpful in clarifying the testimony or in determining facts. Fed. R. Evid. 701. [Cases: Evidence 470–503. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 509–523, 527–596, 610–612, 619, 628, 633, 636, 649–652, 654, 656, 659, 661–663, 665–667, 669–675, 677, 688–690, 698, 708–712, 744–745; Executions § 435.]

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词条贡献者

双语律师Terence，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与油气、资源与采矿业相关的法律文件。