ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter Rule 100. Title
Rule 101. Scope and Applicability of Rules
Rule 102. Purpose and Construction
Rule 103. Rulings On Evidence
Rule 104. Preliminary Questions
Rule 105. Limited Admissibility
Rule 106. Remainder Of Or Related Writings Or Recorded Statements
ARTICLE II. JUDICIAL NOTICE
Rule 201. Judicial Notice Of Adjudicative Facts
ARTICLE III. PRESUMPTIONS
Rule 301 Presumption and Inference Defined
Rule 302. Presumptions In Civil Proceedings
Rule 303. Presumption Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence in Civil Cases Defined
Rule 304. Effect of Presumption Affecting Burden of Producing Evidence in Civil Cases
Rule 305. Presumption Affecting the Burden of Persuasion in Civil Cases Defined
Rule 306. Effect of Presumption Affecting Burden of Persuasion in Civil Cases
Rule 307. Presumptions in Criminal Cases
ARTICLE IV. RELEVANCY AND ITS LIMITS
Rule 401. Definition Of "Relevant Evidence"
Rule 402. Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible
Rule 403. Exclusion Of Relevant Evidence On Grounds Of Prejudice, Confusion, Or Waste Of Time
Rule 404. Character Evidence Not Admissible To Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes
Rule 405. Methods Of Proving Character
Rule 406. Habit; Routine Practice
Rule 407. Subsequent Remedial Measures
Rule 408. Compromise And Offers To Compromise
Rule 409. Payment Of Medical And Similar Expenses
Rule 410. Inadmissibility Of Pleas, Plea Discussions, And Related Statements
Rule 411. Liability Insurance
Rule 412. Sex Offense Cases; Relevance Of Victim's Past Behavior
ARTICLE V. PRIVILEGES
501 Rule 501. Existing Privileges Retained
ARTICLE VI. WITNESSES
Rule 601. General Rule Of Competency
Rule 602. Lack Of Personal Knowledge
Rule 603. Oath Or Affirmation
Rule 604. Interpreters
Rule 605. Competency Of Judge As Witness
Rule 606. Competency Of Jurors As Witness
Rule 607. Who May Impeach
Rule 608. Evidence Of Character And Conduct Of Witness
Rule 609. Impeachment By Evidence Of Conviction Of Crime
Rule 610. Religious Beliefs Or Opinions
Rule 611. Mode And Order Of Interrogation And Presentation
Rule 612. Writing Used To Refresh Memory
Rule 613. Prior Statements Of Witnesses
Rule 614. Calling And Interrogation Of Witnesses By Court
Rule 615. Exclusion Of Witnesses
ARTICLE VII. OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY
Rule 701. Opinion Testimony By Lay Witnesses
Rule 702. Testimony By Experts
Rule 703. Bases Of Opinion Testimony By Experts
Rule 704. Opinion On Ultimate Issue
Rule 705. Disclosure Of Facts Or Data Underlying Expert Opinion
Rule 706. Court Appointed Experts
ARTICLE VIII. HEARSAY
Rule 801. Definitions
Rule 802. Hearsay Rule
Rule 803. Hearsay Exceptions; Availability Of Declarant Immaterial
Rule 804. Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable
Rule 805. Hearsay Within Hearsay
Rule 806. Attacking And Supporting Credibility Of Declarant
ARTICLE IX. AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
Rule 901. Requirement Of Authentication Or Identification
Rule 902. Self-Authentication
Rule 903. Subscribing Witness Testimony Unnecessary
ARTICLE X. CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDIGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Rule 1001. Definitions
Rule 1002. Requirement Of Original
Rule 1003. Admissibility Of Duplicates
Rule 1004. Admissibility Of Other Evidence Of Contents
Rule 1005. Public Records
Rule 1006. Summaries
Rule 1007. Testimony Or Written Admission Of Party
Rule 1008. Functions Of Court And Jury
Professor Eric D. Green
Eric. D. Green, Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
J.D. magna cum laude, Harvard Law School
A leader in the national movement for alternative dispute resolution, Eric Green has served on the School of Law faculty since 1977. Early in his career, he clerked for Justice Benjamin Kaplan of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He then became a member of the Los Angeles law firm of Munger, Tolles and Rickershauser and attorney advisor to the regional director of the Federal Trade Commission.
Professor Green is the founder of two Boston firms specializing in alternative dispute resolution, JAMS/Endispute, Inc., and Resolutions, LLC. At BUSL, he teaches courses and seminars in the areas of evidence, dispute resolution, complex processes, negotiation and mediation, and mass torts. He has also served as visiting professor at Harvard Law School. He is author of "What Will We Do When Adjudication Ends? We'll Settle in Bunches: Bringing Rule 23 Into the Twenty-first Century," for a 1997 issue of UCLA Law Review, and co-author of the textbook and teaching manual Problems, Cases, and Materials on Evidence.
In addition to his expertise in dispute resolution, Professor Green is a recognized authority in asbestos injury cases, serving as special master in multidistrict asbestos litigation and as the court-appointed legal representative for future claimants in several asbestos-related bankruptcies. He also served as the court-appointed mediator in the Microsoft and Enron/Arthur Anderson cases.
Justice Robert G. Flanders, Jr.
Robert G. Flanders, Jr. is a former Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, where he served from 1996 through 2004, when he resigned to return to private law practice and the teaching of law. Presently, he is a partner at the law firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP in Providence, Rhode Island, where he concentrates in complex litigation matters. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol, Rhode Island, where he teaches constitutional law and judicial process, and an Assistant Professor of Law and Public Policy at Brown University, where he teaches courses in law and public policy.
Judge Flanders is a graduate of Brown University (AB 1971), magna cum laude, and Harvard Law School (JD 1974). He is the author of numerous legal publications and articles, including an article on judicial dissents that the Roger William University Law Review published in 1999 entitled ¿The Utility of Dissenting Opinions in Courts of Last Resort.¿
Among his other interests, Judge Flanders serves on various non-profit boards, including serving as the Vice Chair of the Women & Infants Hospital Board, a Trustee of the Greater Providence YMCA, and a Board member of the Rhode Island Historical Society.