Since when are witnesses allowed to testify from notes? I was under the impression that a witness is allowed to read notes to refresh their memory, but the actual testimony has to be given without referring to the notes.
I have NEVER seen a witness read, word for word, from notes, what an answer to a question is.
A witness can read from his notes if taken at the time of the incident. This ME wrote down notes over a year after looking at pics and reports, not the same thing.