CHAPTER 9 - WITNESSES GENERALLY
- ARTICLE 1 - COMPETENCY
- § 24-9-1 - Competency of witnesses -- Generally
- § 24-9-2 - Competency of witnesses -- In cases of adultery
- § 24-9-3 - Effect of religious belief
- § 24-9-4 - Physical defects; interpreter allowed
- § 24-9-5 - Competency of persons without use of reason
- § 24-9-6 - Drunkenness incapacitates witness
- § 24-9-7 - Competency decided by court; how and when objection to competency considered; restoration of competency
- ARTICLE 2 - PRIVILEGE
- ARTICLE 3 - EXAMINATION
- § 24-9-60 - Oath or affirmation required
- § 24-9-61 - Right to have witnesses sequestered; effect of irregularity
- § 24-9-61.1 - Presence in courtroom of victim of criminal offense
- § 24-9-62 - Treatment of witness
- § 24-9-63 - When leading questions allowed generally; discretion of court
- § 24-9-64 - Right of cross-examination
- § 24-9-65 - When opinion evidence admissible
- § 24-9-66 - Market value as opinion evidence; who may testify as to value
- § 24-9-67 - Opinions of experts admissible in criminal cases
- § 24-9-67.1 - Expert opinion testimony in civil actions; medical experts; pretrial hearings; precedential value of federal law
- § 24-9-68 - Witness's feelings and relationship to parties provable
- § 24-9-69 - Testifying after recollection refreshed; swearing from written memorandum
- § 24-9-70 - Objection not waived by cross-examination or introduction of evidence
- ARTICLE 4 - CREDIBILITY
- § 24-9-80 - Credibility a jury question
- § 24-9-81 - Impeachment of witnesses by any party; right to call, examine, and impeach opposite party
- § 24-9-82 - How witness impeached -- Disproving testimony
- § 24-9-83 - How witness impeached -- Previous contradictory statements; foundation; proof of good character to sustain witness
- § 24-9-84 - How witness impeached -- Reputation as bad character; limitations; procedure; how witness sustained; when particular transactions or individual opinions may be inquired of
- § 24-9-84.1 - How witness impeached -- Prior convictions
- § 24-9-85 - Credit of impeached witness for jury generally; when testimony of impeached witness must be corroborated
- ARTICLE 5 - USE OF SIGN LANGUAGE AND INTERMEDIARY INTERPRETER IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- § 24-9-100 - State policy
- § 24-9-101 - Definitions
- § 24-9-102 - Appointment of interpreters for hearing impaired persons interested in or witness at agency proceedings; hearing impaired persons to make requests for interpreters
- § 24-9-103 - Procedure for interrogation and taking of statements from hearing impaired persons when arrested; interpreters to be provided upon arrest of hearing impaired persons
- § 24-9-104 - Indigent hearing impaired defendants to be provided with interpreters
- § 24-9-105 - Waiver of right to interpreter
- § 24-9-106 - Replacement of interpreters unable to communicate accurately with hearing impaired persons; appointment of intermediary interpreters; qualified interpreter list
- § 24-9-107 - Oath of interpreters; privileged communications; situation of interpreters during proceedings; taping and filming of hearing impaired persons' testimony
- § 24-9-108 - Compensation of interpreters; fee schedule; fee may be assessed as cost in civil proceeding