Expansion of the Judiciary 2

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Section 1: A new section is to be added to the judiciary. This section will be called depositions

Article 1: All lawyers may issue depositions for all witnesses.

Article 2: Depositions are legally courtrooms, and all rules are applied

Article 3: Witnesses have the right to have counsel with them when the deposition happens

Article 4: Depositions are exempt from all laws; past and previous, that involve screenshots

Article 5: Depositions are automatically admitted during trial

Section 2: Pre-Trial Matters

Article 1: All pre-trial matters are subject to the RoE.

Article 2: Pre-Trial matters may only concern these things,

* Evidence automatically admitted
* objection arguments being held at constructive sidebars

Section 3: Addendums to the RoE (Rules of Evidence)

1-10 are already law

11: All depositions are automatically admitted before trial

12: All relevant statements about the crime are automatically exempt from Hearsay objections

Section 4: Exceptions to Hearsay objections.

Article 1: Hearsay Objections

* **Present Sense Impression**. A statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.
* **Then-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition**. A statement of the declarant’s then-existing state of mind (such as motive, intent, or plan) or emotional, sensory, or physical condition (such as mental feeling, pain, or bodily health), but not including a statement of memory or belief to prove the fact remembered or believed unless it relates to the validity or terms of the declarant’s will.'
* **Recorded Recollection**. A record that:

(A) is on a matter the witness once knew about but now cannot recall well enough to testify fully and accurately;

(B) was made or adopted by the witness when the matter was fresh in the witness’s memory; and

(C) accurately reflects the witness’s knowledge.

Article 2: Exceptions to Speculation Objections

* State of Mind: While guessing another's thoughts is speculation, a witness can describe actions or statements that allow the jury to infer a state of mind.



* Section 5: New Objections
* Calls for Hearsay. A "calls for hearsay" objection is raised when a lawyer asks a witness to testify about a statement made outside of court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Such testimony is generally inadmissible because the original speaker cannot be cross-examined. E G: "What did he tell you?" or "What did the letter say?
* Speculative: The witness is speculating

Section 6: Rationally based perception and Party Opponent. Rationally Based Perception allows witnesses to offer opinions or inferences grounded in their own sensory experiences (seeing, hearing, touching) rather than specialized expertise.

Party Opponent: All statements made by the defendant are automatically admitted.

Section 6: Mistrials

Article 1: A mistrial can only be declared in these scenarios

1. Negligent attorney. A negligent attorney mistrial can only be ordered if the losing party can persuade a judge that they would've won the trial with a better attorney and deserves another chance

* 2. New Evidence. New evidence emerges and a judge believes another trial should be held

Section 7: misc

1. Pre-trial matters are not needed
2. Depositions are optional
3. no one can be convicted for contempt of court for violations or misuses of this bill
4. An amendment is added to the Expansion act. All lawyers can issue subpoenas.

Section 8: amendment.

Section IV Article 2 will be changed to Lawsuits: if a user ever practices unlawful actions related to the subreddit, a victim or group of victims can file a lawsuit against said user. The court will first vote if the defendant is innocent or not. If the defendant is found guilty, the court shall agree on the sentence of the culprit.

Section 9: Dissociative Identity Disorder

Article 1: If a person with DID commits a crime, the Alter will be charged. Instead of a ban issued for the whole user, a legal contract will be signed prohibiting the person from fronting the offending alter

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Post ID: t3_1rm5rys  ·  Subreddit: r/TeenGovernment  ·  Created: 2026-03-06 05:50 UTC  ·  Cached: 2026-03-20 22:48 UTC  ·  Versions: 1