Adverse party access to memory-refreshing writings permits production, inspection, and cross-examination when a witness relies on them. Section 161 secures an adverse party's right to obtain and inspect any writing used by a witness to refresh memory under the two preceding evidentiary ... Summary
Adverse party access to memory-refreshing writings permits production, inspection, and cross-examination when a witness relies on them.
Section 161 secures an adverse party's right to obtain and inspect any writing used by a witness to refresh memory under the two preceding evidentiary provisions. Upon request, the writing must be produced and shown to that party, which may cross-examine the witness concerning it. The application of this right to police diaries is addressed through a separate procedural provision governing such diaries.
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