Law for the expert witness
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Published: |
CRC Press,
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Publisher Address: | Boca Raton, FL |
Publication Dates: | c2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xvii, 230 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
142004673X (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781420046731 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D919 |
CLC: | D919-171.2 |
Call Number: | D919-171.2/B869/3rd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Filing suit, or legal paperwork -- Discovery in general -- Depositions -- Other discovery techniques -- Failure to cooperate in discovery -- Pretrial conferences -- Fundamental concepts -- Who is an expert and when one can testify -- The form of questions to an expert -- Tests, experiments, and the chain of custody -- Common knowledge and routine practice -- Real evidence -- Exhibits and demonstrations -- The rule against hearsay -- Hearsay exceptions I: introduction -- Hearsay exceptions II: writings and records -- Hearsay exceptions III: printed matter -- Hearsay exceptions IV: miscellaneous -- Best evidence rule -- A "real" case -- Presenting direct testimony -- Withstanding cross-examination. |