Recorded recollection is a hearsay exception; it may be admitted when which condition is met?

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Recorded recollection is a hearsay exception that allows a writing to be read into evidence when the witness once knew about a matter but cannot now recall it well enough to testify fully. For this to work, the record must have been made or adopted by the witness when the matter was fresh in their memory, and it must accurately reflect the witness’s knowledge at that time. The witness then tests the record as accurate, and the writing may be read to the jury to convey what the witness knew earlier. If the witness can accurately remember the contents from memory, this rule doesn’t apply, and you wouldn’t use the recorded recollection. A record created by a judge isn’t the focus; the prerequisite is that the record was created or adopted by the witness themselves while the memory was fresh.