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competent witness

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A quick definition of competent witness:

A competent witness is someone who is able to understand and remember what they saw or heard, and can tell others about it truthfully. They also know what it means to promise to tell the truth in court. For example, a young child may not be a competent witness because they don't fully understand what it means to tell the truth in court. A person who is not allowed to testify in court because of their mental abilities, personal interests, or criminal history is also not a competent witness. If someone wants to argue that a witness is not competent, they have to ask the court to not let that witness testify.

A more thorough explanation:

A competent witness is someone who is mentally capable of understanding and remembering what they have seen or heard, and can explain it in court. They must also understand the importance of telling the truth under oath.

For example, a child who is too young to understand the meaning of an oath is not a competent witness. Similarly, someone who is mentally ill or has a personal interest in the case may also be considered incompetent to testify.

In the context of wills, a competent witness is someone who has signed their name to the will and can legally testify to its contents in court.

It is generally assumed that a witness is competent unless there is evidence to suggest otherwise. If a party wishes to challenge the competency of a witness, they must ask the court to exclude their testimony.

For instance, if a witness is called to testify in a criminal trial, the defense may argue that the witness is not competent because they have a personal interest in the outcome of the case. The judge would then have to decide whether or not to allow the witness to testify.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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