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[Rules 101-103] Rule 101 ARTICLE I. General Provisions Rule 102 Rule 103
Rule 101 Scope 90.103 Differs from F.R.E. 101; adapted to state practice
Rule 102 Purpose and Construction 90.102 Different rule on construction of Fla. Evidence Code
Rule 103 Rulings on Evidence 90.104 Similar to F.R.E. 103; subd. (b) deleted; rewords, renumbers, and changes sections
[Standard 107] Standard 107 Federal Rule n84 Standard 107 Summing Up and Comment by Judge 90.106 Different rule; forbids judicial comment on evidence
Florida
[Rules 104-106] Rule 104 Federal Rule Rule 104 Preliminary Questions Rule 105 Rule 105 Limited Admissibility Rule 106 Rule 106 Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements 90.108 Similar to F.R.E. 106 n54
Florida
Federal Rule
Rule 201 Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts 201 90.201-90.207 Differs from F.R.E. 201
Florida
Rule 401 ARTICLE IV. Relevancy and Its Limits Florida 90.401 Similar to F.R.E. 401
Rule 402
Rule 403
[Rules 404-406] Rule 404 Federal Rule Rule 405 Rule 406 Rule 406 Habit; Routine Practice
Rule 404 Rule 405 Character Evidence Not Methods of Proving Admissible to Prove Character Conduct; Exceptions Other Crimes 90.404 Differs from F.R.E. 404 n15 90.405 Similar to F.R.E. 405 except omits opinion testimony
Florida
90.406 Similar to F.R.E. 406 but deals only with routine practice of an organization, not personal habits
[Rules 407-409] Rule 407 Federal Rule Rule 407 Subsequent Remedial Measures 90.407 Similar to F.R.E. 407 n64 Rule 408 Rule 409
Rule 408 Rule 409 Compromise and Offers to Payment of Medical and Compromise Similar Expenses 90.408 Similar to F.R.E. 408 90.409 Substantively identical to F.R.E. 409
Florida
[Rules 410-412] Rule 410 Federal Rule Rule 410 Inadmissibility of pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements Rule 411 Rule 411 Liability Insurance Rule 412 Rule 412 Sex Offense Cases; Relevance of Alleged Victim's Past Sexual Behavior or Alleged Sexual Predisposition
Florida
No comparable rule See Fla. Stat. Ann. 794.022 (West 1976 & Supp. 1986)
[Rules 413-415] Rule 413 Federal Rule Rule 414 Rule 415
Rule 413 Rule 414 Rule 415 Evidence of Similar Crimes Evidence of Similar Crimes Evidence of Similar Acts in in Sexual Assault Cases in Child Molestation Cases Civil Cases Concerning Sexual Assault or Child Molestation No comparable rule No comparable rule No comparable rule
Florida
Article V PRIVILEGES
[Rule 501 - Standard 503] Rule 501 ARTICLE V. Privileges Rule 502 Standard 502 Standard 503
Federal Rule
Rule 502 Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver No comparable rule
Standard 502 Standard 503 Required Reports Lawyer-Client Privileged by Statute Privilege
Florida
No comparable rule
[Standards 504-506] Standard 504 Federal Rule Standard 504 Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege Standard 505 Standard 505 Husband-Wife Privilege Standard 506 Standard 506 Communications to Clergyman
Florida
[Standards 507-509] Standard 507 Federal Rule Standard 507 Political Vote No comparable rule Standard 508 Standard 508 Trade Secrets 90.506 Similar to Standard 508 Standard 509 Standard 509 Secrets of State and Other Official Information No comparable rule
Florida
[Standards 510-512] Standard 510 Federal Rule Standard 510 Identity of Informer Standard 511 Standard 511 Waiver of Privilege by Voluntary Disclosure Standard 512 Standard 512 Privileged Matter Disclosed Under Compulsion or Without Opportunity to Claim Privilege 90.508 Substantively identical to Standard 512
Florida
No comparable rule
[Standard 513] Standard 513 Federal Rule Standard 513 Comment upon or Inference from Claim of Privilege; Instruction No comparable rule
Florida
Article VI WITNESSES
[Rules 601-603] Rule 601 ARTICLE VI. Witnesses Rule 602 Rule 603
Federal Rule
Florida
90.601 90.604 Substantively identical to Similar to F.R.E. 602 first sentence of F.R.E. 601 90.603 "Disqualification of witness"
90.605 Similar to F.R.E. 603; adds form of declaration and exempts children from oath
[Rules 604-606] Rule 604 Federal Rule Rule 604 Interpreters 90.606 Similar to F.R.E. 604 n18 Rule 605 Rule 605 Competency of Judge as Witness 90.607(1) Subd. (a) similar to F.R.E. 605; adds exception in subd. (b) Rule 606 Rule 606 Competency of Juror as Witness 90.607(2) Similar to F.R.E. 606
Florida
[Rules 607-609] Rule 607 Federal Rule Rule 607 Who May Impeach Rule 608 Rule 608 Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness Rule 609 Rule 609 Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime
Florida
90.609 Similar to F.R.E. 608(a); no provision for opinion evidence; omits subd. (b) and last sentence
90.610 Similar to F.R.E. 609(a), and (e); includes conviction subject to a pardon; juvenile adjudications inadmissible
[Rules 610-612] Rule 610 Federal Rule Rule 610 Religious Beliefs or Opinions 90.611 Substantively identical to F.R.E. 610 Rule 611 Rule 611 Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation 90.612 Similar to F.R.E. 611 Rule 612 Rule 612 Writing Used to Refresh Memory 90.613 Similar to F.R.E. 612
Florida
[Rules 613-615] Rule 613 Federal Rule Rule 613 Prior Statements of Witnesses 90.614 Subd. (1) opposite view to F.R.E. 613(a) n100 Rule 614 Rule 614 Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court Rule 615 Rule 615 Exclusion of Witnesses
Florida
90.615 90.616 Similar to F.R.E. 614; no Similar to F.R.E. 615 n101 equiv. to subd. (c) of F.R.E.
Federal Rule
Rule 701 Rule 702 Opinion Testimony by Lay Testimony by Experts Witnesses 90.701 Differs from F.R.E. 701 90.702 Differs from F.R.E. 702 n18
Rule 703 Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts 90.704 Differs from F.R.E. 703 n19
Florida
[Rules 704-706] Rule 704 Federal Rule Rule 704 Opinion on Ultimate Issue 90.703 Similar to F.R.E. 704(a); omits subd. (b) Rule 705 Rule 706
Rule 705 Rule 706 Disclosure of Facts or Data Court Appointed Experts Underlying Expert Opinion 90.705 No comparable rule Similar to F.R.E. 705; adds subd. (2) 90.706 Use of literature in crossexamination
Florida
Federal Rule
Florida
[Rules 8031-8033] Rule 803(1) Federal Rule Rule 803(1) Present sense impression Rule 803(2) Rule 803(2) Excited utterance Rule 803(3) Rule 803(3) Then existing mental, emotional or physical condition
Florida
90.803(1) Similar to F.R.E. 803(1), entitled "Spontaneous statement"; exception inapplicable if circumstances indicate untrustworthiness
90.803(2) 90.803(3) Similar to F.R.E. 803(2); Similar to F.R.E. 803(3) in adds "or excited utterance" substance; exception inappllicable if circumstances indicate untrustworthiness
[Rules 8034-8036] Rule 803(4) Federal Rule Rule 803(5) Rule 803(6) Rule 803(6) Records of regularly conducted activity 90.803(6) Similar to F.R.E. 803(6) n35
Rule 803(4) Rule 803(5) Statements for purposes of Recorded recollection medical diagnosis or treatment 90.803(4) Similar to F.R.E. 803(4); with minor additions 90.803(5) Similar to F.R.E. 803(5); deletes "or adopted" and slightly reworded
Florida
[Rules 8037-8039] Rule 803(7) Federal Rule Rule 803(8) Rule 803(9) Rule 803(9) Records of vital statistics
Rule 803(7) Rule 803(8) Absence of entry in records Public records and reports kept in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (6) 90.803(7) Similar to F.R.E. 803(7); slightly reworded 90.803(8) Similar to F.R.E. 803(8); omits subd. (C); adds final sentence
Florida
[Rules 80310-80312] Rule 803(10) Federal Rule Rule 803(10) Absence of public record or entry 90.803(10) Similar to F.R.E. 803(10) Rule 803(11) Rule 803(11) Records of religious organizations 90.803(11) Similar to F.R.E. 803(11); replaces "legitimacy" with "parentage" Rule 803(14) Rule 803(12) Rule 803(12) Marriage, baptismal and similar certificates 90.803(12) Similar to F.R.E. 803(12)
Florida
Federal Rule
Rule 803(14) Records of documents affecting an interest in property 90.803(14) Similar to F.R.E. 803(14); includes filed documents
Rule 803(15) Statements in documents affecting an interest in property 90.803(15) Identical to F.R.E. 803(15)
Florida
[Rules 80316-80318] Rule 803(16) Federal Rule Rule 803(16) Statements in ancient documents Rule 803(17) Rule 803(18)
Rule 803(17) Rule 803(18) Market reports, commercial Learned treatises publications No comparable rule 90.803(18) is similar to F.R.E. 801(d)(2)
Florida
90.803(16) 90.803(17) Identical to F.R.E. 803(16) Similar to F.R.E. 803(17); adds phrase making admissibility discretionary with the court
[Rules 80319-80321] Rule 803(19) Federal Rule Rule 803(19) Reputation concerning personal or family history 90.803(19) Similar to F.R.E. 803(19); omits legitimacy Rule 803(20) Rule 803(20) Reputation concerning boundaries or general history 90.803(20) Similar to F.R.E. 803(20); slightly reworded Rule 803(21) Rule 803(21) Reputation as to character
Florida
[Rules 80322-80324] Rule 803(22) Federal Rule Rule 803(22) Judgment of previous conviction No comparable rule 90.803(22) concerns former testimony in civil trials Rule 803(23) Rule 803(23) Judgment as to personal, family or general history, or boundaries No comparable rule 90.803(23) concerns statements of child victims of sexual offenses Rule 803(24)/807 Rule 803(24) Other exceptions Transferred to Rule 807 See column for F.R.E. 807 90.803(24) concerns statements of elderly or disabled persons
Florida
[Rules 804-804b1] Rule 804 Federal Rule Rule 804 Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable 90.804 Rule 804(a) Rule 804(b)(1)
Rule 804(a) Rule 804(b)(1) Definition of unavailability Hearsay Exceptions (1) Former testimony 90.804(1) Similar to F.R.E. 804(a) 90.804(2)(a) Identical to F.R.E. 804(b) (1); see also 90.(22)
Florida
[Rules 804b2-804b4] Rule 804(b)(2) Federal Rule Rule 804(b)(2) Statement under belief of impending death Rule 804(b)(3) Rule 804(b)(3) Statement against interest Rule 804(b)(4) Rule 804(b)(4) Statement of personal or family history
Florida
804(2)(b) 804(2)(c) 804(2)(d) Similar to F.R.E. 804(b)(2); Similar to F.R.E. 804(b)(3) Similar to F.R.E. 804(b)(4); applies to all criminal deletes subd. (B) prosecutions
[Rules 804b5-805] Rule 804(b)(5)/807 Federal Rule Rule 804(b)(5) Other Exceptions Transferred to Rule 807 See column for F.R.E. 807 Rule 804(b)(6) Rule 804(b)(6) Forfeiture by Wrongdoing No comparable rule Rule 805 Rule 805 Hearsay within Hearsay 90.805 Similar to F.R.E. 805; adapted to state practice
Florida
Federal Rule
Rule 806 Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant 90.806 Similar to F.R.E. 806; omits reference to rule 801(d)
Florida
Florida
Federal Rule
Rule 1001 Definitions 90.951 Similar to F.R.E. 1001; additions in subds. (1) and (4)
Rule 1002 Requirement of Original 90.952 Similar to F.R.E. 1002; slightly reworded
Rule 1003 Admissibility of Duplicates 90.953 Similar to F.R.E. 1003; adds additional exception
Florida
[Rules 1004-1006] Rule 1004 Federal Rule Rule 1004 Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents Rule 1005 Rule 1005 Public Records Rule 1006 Rule 1006 Summaries
Florida
90.954 90.955 Similar to F.R.E. 1004 n25 Similar to F.R.E. 1005; reworded and divided into two subds.
[Rules 1007-1008] Rule 1007 Federal Rule Rule 1007 Testimony of Written Admission of Party Rule 1008 Rule 1008 Functions of Court and Jury
Florida
Federal Rule
Florida
No comparable rule