identification rules-of-evidence
In court can you ask someone for all names they go by? How would question be phrased?
<p>In a hearing the plaintiff has reason to believe that the defendant may have some type of pseudonym or sometimes use a variations of his name (like going by his middle name and leaving out the first).</p>
<p>What questions can the plaintiff put to the defendant to find the full enumeration of all of his names? I don't even know what some types of names are called, like &quot;Catholic Confirmation Name&quot;.</p>
<p>Must the defendant answer, or could a judge decide if this is relevant? It could make a difference to evidence, for example if a letter was directed to &quot;Joe Blow&quot; but the defendants legal name is &quot;Jim Joe&quot; but they are one in the same person.</p>

<p>This is a perfectly common question. &quot;What is your full name?&quot; &quot;Do you have any aliases?&quot; &quot;What other names do you go by?&quot;</p>
<p>Like any other question, though, it must be relevant, and you should be prepared to explain why it is relevant. If the court allows the question, the defendant must answer.</p>
