Screen LibraryCriminal evidence：principles and cases
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Wadsworth Cengage Learning,
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| Publisher Address: | Belmont, CA |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 7th ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xxx, 458 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780495599241 (hc.) 0495599247 |
| Index Number: | D971 |
| CLC: | D971.26 |
| Call Number: | D971.26/G228/7th.ed. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. History and development of the law of criminal evidence -- Important aspects of the American criminal justice system -- Using evidence to determine guilt or innocence -- Direct and circumstantial evidence and the use of inferences -- Witnesses and the testimony of witnesses -- Judicial notice, privileges of witnesses, and shield laws -- The use of hearsay in the courtroom -- Exceptions to the hearsay rule -- The exclusionary rule -- Where the exclusionary rule does not apply -- Evidence is admissible if obtained during an administrative function under the "special needs" of government -- Obtaining statements and confessions for use as evidence -- The law governing identification evidence -- Obtaining physical and other evidence -- Obtaining evidence from computers or by use of search warrants, wiretapping, or dogs trained to indicate an alert -- The crime scene, the chain of custody requirement, and the use of fingerprints and trace evidence -- Videotapes, photographs, documents, and writings as evidence -- Scientific evidence -- App. A. Sections of the U.S. Constitution -- App. B. Finding and analyzing cases -- App. C. Federal rules of evidence. |