Under which condition may a statement from a learned treatise be read into evidence when admitted?

• A. It may be read into evidence but not received as an exhibit.
• B. It must be received as an exhibit.
• C. It cannot be used in any form.
• D. It may be read into evidence only if offered as an exhibit.

Answer: (A)

A learned treatise can be used as a source of authority in testimony, and when the court admits it, the statements from that treatise may be read into the record to support the evidence. However, the treatise itself is not placed into evidence as an exhibit. This distinction matters because the content can be heard and relied on for its substance, but the document isn’t filed as an exhibit in the trial record. That’s why the correct understanding is that a statement from a learned treatise may be read into evidence when admitted, but it is not received as an exhibit.