24-10-135
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24-10-135.
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the trial or upon any hearing, a part or all of a deposition, so far as
otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence, may be used if the witness is
unavailable. Any deposition may also be used by any party for the purpose of
contradicting or impeaching the testimony of the deponent as a witness. If only
a part of a deposition is offered in evidence by a party, an adverse party may
require the offering of all of it which is relevant to the part offered and any
party may offer other parts. A witness is not unavailable if the exemption,
refusal to testify, claim of lack of memory, inability, or absence of such
witness is due to the procurement or wrongdoing of the party offering the
deposition at the hearing or trial for the purpose of preventing the witness
from attending or testifying.