There’s a potential gray area here. Information is considered to be primary is the informant reasonably had first hand knowledge of the information. It is worth noting that all memory can be fallible. I know my precise date of birth not because I remember the actual day. I remember my birthday because I’ve been told it numerous times and it’s on my birth certificate. I cannot provide primary information regarding my date of birth because I do not have personal memory of being born on that day. This does not mean the date is wrong–just that I cannot provide that primary information myself. Can I provide primary information on my approximate age? Sure. If I stop and think, I can remember being in the third grade during the US presidential […]
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