Hal Has Been Charged with Fraud Based on the Bankruptcy

question 2

Multiple Choice

Hal has been charged with fraud based on the bankruptcy he filed for a business he owned. The prosecution has a number of documents it wishes to introduce:
•Numerous invoices itemizing orders taken by the staff at Hal's company. All invoices were printed with sequential numbers but nearly one quarter of them are missing from files in the company's accounting office.
•A promissory note indicating that Hal's company owes the lender $100,000. It appears that the document was altered and the original amount of the loan was $10,000.
•Digital personnel records showing that Hal's company owes its staff $500,000 in back wages
•Handwritten notes found in Hal's office. The notes were apparently made by Hal when discussing his gambling debts. The prosecution wants to introduce evidence that the promissory note was altered.

• A) The prosecution must introduce the original, unaltered note.
• B) The judge may allow the prosecution to introduce secondary evidence if the defendant has possession of the original.
• C) The prosecution must call someone to testify who saw Hal alter the note.
• D) The prosecution must call the lender who saw Hal sign the original note.

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