6 Guam Code Ann. § 2104
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Terms Used In 6 Guam Code Ann. § 2104
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
The Law of Evidence, which is the subject of this Title, is a collection of rules established by law:
1. For declaring what is to be taken as true without proof;
1. For declaring what is to be taken as true without proof;
2. For declaring the presumptions of law, both those which are disputable and those which are conclusive;
3. For the production of legal evidence;
4. For the exclusion of whatever is not legal; and
5. For determining, in certain cases, the value and effect of evidence.
SOURCE: CCP § 1825.
COMMENT: The word general has been removed from the first clause because the Rules of Evidence, as enacted by this Title, are far more than just a “collection of general rules,” but are a collection of both general rules and some very particular rules.