Under writing in aid of memory, which statement is true?

• A. It is never admissible to prove content.
• B. It may be used to revive memory.
• C. It requires the witness to have no memory at all.
• D. It is automatically admissible as substantive evidence.

Answer: (B)

A writing used in aid of memory is used to refresh a witness’s memory during testimony. The writing helps revive recall, letting the witness testify from memory after reviewing it. It’s a tool for memory, not an automatic source of substantive evidence. The writing must be available for inspection and, if the witness later testifies from the content itself, the content may be admitted as substantive evidence only under a separate rule (such as a prior recollection recorded), not by default. So the true statement is that it may be used to revive memory. The other options are false because refreshing memory isn’t about proving content by itself, it doesn’t require the witness to have no memory at all, and it isn’t automatically admissible as substantive evidence.