Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. R. Evid. 1004 (2026)

Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents

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Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents. The original is not required, and other evidence of the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph is admissible if: (1) Originals lost or destroyed. — All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the proponent lost or destroyed them in bad faith; or (2) Original not obtainable. — No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure; or (3) Original in possession of opponent. — At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, he was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing, and he does not produce the original at the hearing; or (4) Collateral matters. — The writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.