LAW 682 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Prior Consistent Statements And Prior Inconsistent Statements, Plea Bargain, Nolo Contendere
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The court may admit this evidence for another purpose, such as proving a witness"s bias or prejudice, negating a contention of undue delay, or proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution. Statements not directly part of settlement offer also excluded. Evidence of furnishing, promising to pay, or offering to pay medical, hospital, or similar expenses resulting from an injury is not admissible to prove liability for the injury. The court may admit a statement described in rule 410(a)(3) or (4): Fre 410 vs. fre 408: how fre 410 is like 408. They"re complementary: fre 408 protects civil settlement negotiations; Both can be invoked in either a criminal or a civil trial. Both rules apply only to statements made after the case has reached the negotiation stage: how fre 410 is unlike 408. Fre 410 doesn"t reach third-party plea bargains.
