A person has the personal knowledge that a witness must have if and only if the evidence is sufficient to permit a reasonable trier of fact to conclude that the witness personally perceived the matter. The preliminary question of personal knowledge is governed by the standard of whether the evidence is sufficient to allow a reasonable person to conclude that the person has personal knowledge; the applicable standard is not the more demanding preponderance of the evidence standard.

Contributed in 2008 & last edited in 2010 by Peter Tillers
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