Originally Posted by
jesmac
I am going to trial and have some medical and police reports and need to use them in court. how do I use them in court without having the police and the medical doc there.
Depending on the trial.. like being sued VS trying to get a restraining order. The other side should ask for evidence that you have related to the case. If not you can introduce them as evidence so long as the medical records are yours and not someone else's ( hippa laws ) and so long as it was obtained legally. Be sure to make extra copies for everyone present. At least 3 copies of everything. When you make your plea before the court and you enter them as exhibit number... then a copy of the records would be handed to the bailiff upon the judges instruction and then passed to the judge. Your allowed to make some notations on the paperwork so long as you don't hide anything. Like circle numbers relevant and draw a small arrow. Also you need to make sure all pages are numbered and you might want to number the paragraphs if it's a long report. Then when you refer to it you can say the evidence number with page and paragraph for reference. i.e. page 11 paragraph 4 ( for example. ) In most normal proceedings you can make your plea beforehand in the documents and the physical evidence is entered during the trial / hearing phase. Also when you enter them you will need a copy for the opposition so that's why a minimum of 3 copies. 1 for your reference, 1 for judge, 1 for opposition. But it wouldn't hurt to also have the originals with you and a separate copy with them should anything happen. Keep all records in a safe place.
