Present recollection refreshed and past recollection recorded are two ways to jog a witness's memory.

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Present recollection refreshed allows a witness to review a document or object to help them remember a fact during testimony, while past recollection recorded involves introducing a record made while the event was fresh in the witness's memory as evidence when the witness cannot recall the event during testimony.

Present Recollection Refreshed and Past Recollection Recorded Are Two Ways