LA Bar Evidence 2

Question 1

Under Louisiana Code of Evidence Article 404(B), evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts committed by a defendant is admissible to prove:

Accepted Answer

Motive, opportunity, intent, or plan when relevant to an issue in dispute

Answer

Article 404(B) allows other-acts evidence for non-propensity purposes such as motive, opportunity, intent, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake.

Question 2

Which of the following out-of-court statements is classified as non-hearsay under the Louisiana Code of Evidence?

Accepted Answer

A party opponent's admission offered against that party at trial

Answer

Under LCE Article 801(D)(2), an admission by a party opponent offered against that party is expressly classified as non-hearsay.

Question 3

The attorney-client privilege under Louisiana law protects:

Accepted Answer

Confidential communications between attorney and client made for purposes of obtaining or rendering legal advice

Answer

Louisiana's attorney-client privilege covers only confidential communications between the attorney and their client made in the course of seeking or rendering legal advice.

Question 4

Under Louisiana law, the marital communications privilege:

Accepted Answer

Protects confidential communications made during the marriage and survives dissolution of the marriage

Answer

Louisiana's marital communications privilege attaches to confidential marital communications and survives the end of the marriage.

Question 5

Under Louisiana Code of Evidence Article 803(2), an excited utterance is admissible when the statement:

Accepted Answer

Relates to a startling event and was made while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by it

Answer

Article 803(2) requires that the statement relate to a startling event and be made while the declarant was still under the stress of excitement it caused.

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