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B B*HP LaserJet 5,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX(Z)$USUS.,  <6X9`(Courier New  9,USUS., d   d (,(#,(#(  AX )1dE01AAW )1qdE#1A1  2 8 3  4 H  5   6 X   7  0  8 h  9 @  10 x  11 P 12  13 ` 14  15  p 16  17 0  18 " 19 @ $ 20 !& 21 P#( 22 $( * 23 `&!, 24 '8#. 25 p)$0 26 *H&2 27 ,'4 28(39$ )!USUS.,     d TTTgU'. ,z.:i+003|xUH6X`(<6X9`+Courier d&0 d d )!USUS.,    _ X΄XXX84Xdd8CLANCYLITIGATIONGROUP   PatrickE.Clancy,SBN60805 t Dr.DemosthenesLorandos,SBN177644 8 1600S.MainSt.,Suite185 L WalnutCreek,CA94596  Tel:(925)2564600  eFax:(888)8025089#X4XXX΄# H  X΄XXX4LWXX΄AttorneysforDefendant    #X΄XLW##X4XXX΄s#XƝXXX4@ SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA,COUNTYOF  0  THEPEOPLEOFTHESTATEOF  )  CaseNo. ,|  CALIFORNIA,    h   ) @     `     h   )0  POINTSANDAUTHORITIES (#(#    `  Plaintiff,0  )  INSUPPORTOFTHEADMISSIONx (#(#    `     h   )  OFTHECOMPLAININGWITNESSS <   vs. `     h   )  DIARY(orotherwriting)2Ԁ P Ѐ)     `     h   )    Ѐ,  )   L    `     h   )  Date: `    ` Defendant. h   )  Time: $ ______________________________)  Dept:  @* I 4 @(FACTS  l   Setforththefactsinyourparticularcaseregardingthe D! diaryorotherspecificwritingatissue,includingitsform " (e.g.,diary,letter,etc.),date,andcontents.  |# @88) II    !T%  @| | ALLRELEVANTEVIDENCEISADMISSIBLE. "'  ӀAccordingto CaliforniaConstitution,art.I,28(d) and $d)  EvidenceCode350 ,allrelevantevidenceisadmissibleinany % + criminalproceedinginthisstate."Relevantevidence"is $'t"- evidencehavinganytendencyisreasontoproveordisproveany (#/ materialdisputedfact.Includedinthisdefinitionisevidence 4*%1 relevanttothecredibilityofawitnessorhearsay_declarant_. + '3 ( EvidenceCode210 ; Peoplev._Scheid_Ԁ(1997)16Cal.4th1 .)  Alsoincludedinthisdefinitionisevidencethatraisesa 8 reasonabledoubtaboutadefendant'sguilt.( Peoplev.Hall  (1986)41Cal3d826,833 .) H    Relevantevidencemayonlybeexcludedunderthree   circumstances: X     (1)whereitisundulyprejudicialortimeconsuming,per  0   EvidenceCode352 ; h    (2)whereitisprotectedbyprivilege,per EvidenceCode @  900through1070 ;or x    (3)whereitconstitutesinadmissiblehearsay,per Evidence P Code1200 .  @88) III  `  @ppTHEDOCUMENTSWRITTENBYTHECOMPLAINANTFULFILL  @@ @ THEBESTEVIDENCEANDAUTHENTICATION \ @ REQUIREMENTSFORADMISSIBILITY.  p      Beforeawritingoritscontentscanbeintroducedinto  evidence,thewritingmustbeauthenticated.( EvidenceCode 0  1401 .)Thismaybedonebyintroducingevidencesufficientto " sustainafindingthatthedocumentsarewhattheproponentof @ $ thewritingclaimsthemtobe.( EvidenceCode1400 .) !&   Methodsofauthenticationwhichthedefendantispreparedto P#( provideinclude:(1)evidenceofthegenuinenessofthe $( * handwriting,establishedbyeitherthetestimonyofaqualified `&!,   laywitness,comparisonbythetrieroffact,orcomparison '8#. byanexpertwithagenuinewriting(seeEvidenceCode 1416 p)$0 through1418 );or(2)evidencethatthewritingreferstoor *H&2 statesmattersthatareunlikelytobeknownbyanyoneotherthat  theallegedauthorofthewriting.( EvidenceCode1421 ; People 8 v._Olguin_Ԁ(1994)31_Cal.App_.4th1355,1373 [writingauthenticated  bycontentandlocationwherefound]; Peoplev.Lynn(1984)159 H  _Cal.App_.3d715,735 [jailhousenotesauthenticatedbasedon   defendantwriter'sstatementstoothersafterthenoteswere X   turnedovertoauthorities,makingitunlikelythatanyoneelse  0  hadpennedthem] . ) h    Accordingtothe"bestevidencerule,"theoriginalwriting @  itselfisadmissibletoprovethecontentofawriting. x  ( EvidenceCode1520. )Thedefensehastheoriginaldocuments P andwillpresentthemattheappropriatetime.     ` EvidenceCode352 doesnotprecludeadmissionofthe ` diary(orotherwriting)-.(Setforthspecificallytheparticular  factsandcircumstancesinyourcaseastowhy352doesnotbar  p admissionoftheevidence.E.g.,theevidencewillnotconsumea  substantialamountoftime,confusethejury,orisnotunduly 0  prejudicialtotheprosecution'scase.)f " @tt) IV  @ $  @ THECOMPLAININGWITNESSHASNOBASISTO !& @` ` EXCLUDEHERWRITINGSBYACLAIMOFPRIVILEGE.  "'   Unlessprovidedbystatute,nopersonhasaprivilegeto $d) refuseto:(1)beawitness;(2)discloseanymatterorproduce % + anywriting,objectorotherthing;or(3)preventanotherfrom $'t"- beingawitnessordisclosinganymatterorwriting.( Evidence (#/ Code911 .) 4*%1   Thepotentialstatutoryprivilegespermittingawitnessto + '3 preventthedisclosureofawritingmaybefoundin( Evidence  Code930through1070 .)Noneoftheseprivilegesapplyto 8 (insertvictim'snameinpossessiveform)situationasa  complainingwitnesswhohasputherownveracityatissue. H  @* V      @   MANYEXCEPTIONSTOTHEHEARSAYRULEAPPLY X   @ TORENDERTHEWRITINGSADMISSIBLE.   l    Thejournalanddiarieswerewrittenundercircumstances   supportiveoftheirreliabilityandtrustworthiness.(Insert ,|  victim'sname)!Ԁbelievedthemtobesafefrompryingeyesas   evidencedbytheircontents.Shewroteofmanyintimatedetails < ofherpersonallife,andthuswouldhavehadnomotivetolie  whencreatingthem. L   Initially,thejournalanddiarieswillbeintroducedsimply $ toprovethat(insertvictim'sname)#Ԁwrotethemerewordswhich \ constitutethewritings.Ultimately,however,theymaybe 4 offeredtoprovethetruthofthemattersassertedtherein. l Thesewritingsarehearsay,sincetheyareoutofcourt D! statementsandnotmadeunderoath.Nevertheless,several |# statutespermitadmissionofthecontentsofthewritings, !T% includingbutnotlimitedto: "'   (1)priorinconsistentstatements, EvidenceCode1235 ; $d)   (2)pastrecollectionrecorded, EvidenceCode1237 ; % +   (3)contemporaneousstatement, EvidenceCode1241 ; $'t"-   (4)thenexistingmentalstate, EvidenceCode1250 ; (#/   (5)previouslyexistingmentalstate, EvidenceCode1251 . 4*%1  + '3 @% CONCLUSION     Inviewoftheforegoingfactsanddiscussion,thedefense 8 shouldbepermittedtointroducethewritingsofthecomplaining  witnessasbothexculpatoryevidenceandasnegativeimpeachment H  oftheallegedvictim'scredibility.     Dated: X      `     h   Respectfullysubmitted,  0     `     h   _____________________________ ,|     `     h      `     h   AttorneyforDefendant#X4XXXƝ)#