Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing the standards for admitting witness testimony, which are found in the rules of Evidence.

In this episode, we discuss:

Who can be a lay witness?
The instances in which lay witnesses can offer opinion testimony
When is expert witness testimony permitted at trial?
Factors used to determine the reliability of an expert's testimony
Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

Resources:

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(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-159-listen-and-learn-evidence-expert-vs-lay-witness-testimony/)

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159: Listen and Learn -- Evidence: Expert vs. Lay Witness Testimony

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