Evidence law and practice /
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Group Author: | ; |
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LexisNexis,
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Publisher Address: | Newark, NJ : |
Publication Dates: | 2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Third edition. |
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Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | xlvi, 872, 27, 4, 12 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
ISBN: |
9781422418819 : 1422418812 |
Index Number: | KF8935 |
CLC: | D971.25 |
Call Number: | D971.25/F911/3rd ed. |
Contents: | Introduction to evidence -- The roles of judge, jury, and attorneys at trial -- Relevance -- Relevant but inadmissible: unfairly prejudicial evidence -- Character and habit evidence -- Other exclusions of relevant evidence: the quasi-privileges -- The examination and impeachment of witnesses -- Lay opinion evidence -- Expert opinion evidence -- Protecting the adversary system: the hearsay rule and the confrontation clause -- The hearsay rule: offering statements for non-hearsay purposes -- The admissibility of testifying witnesses' out-of-court statements -- Hearsay exemptions: party admissions -- The admissibility of hearsay statements under Rule 803 -- Admissibility of hearsay statements under Rules 804 and 807 -- Shaping outcomes: burdens of proof, presumptions and judicial notice -- Privileges -- Authentication, identification, and the "best evidence" rule -- Review problems -- Federal Rules of Evidence. |