§ 136.100 Filing and use of deposition

Here's a plain English summary of this rule.

When a judge allows a deposition to be taken in a criminal case, that deposition gets written down and filed with the court. Once it's filed, it can be read out loud during the trial, just like testimony from a witness who is there in person.

The rule also says this works the same way it does in civil cases (like lawsuits between people or businesses). That means the same rules for objecting to what's in the deposition still apply. If something in the deposition would not be allowed as evidence in a civil case, it likely won't be allowed here either.

In short, this rule lets both sides use a deposition as evidence at trial, but it has to follow the same fairness rules that apply to depositions in other types of court cases.