Overview of evidence law -- Roles of judge and jury : FRE [Federal Rules of Evidence] 614 -- Stages of trial -- Burdens of proof -- Presumptions and inferences : FRE 301 -- Objections and offers of proof : FRE 103 -- Preliminary questions of admissibility : FRE 104 -- Limited admissibility : FRE 105 -- Relevancy and its limits : FRE 401-403 -- Character evidence : FRE 404, 405, 412-15 -- Other-acts evidence : FRE 404(b) -- Habit evidence : FRE 406 -- Subsequent remedial measures : FRE 407 -- Compromises and offers : FRE 408 -- Medical payments : FRE 409 -- Criminal pleas and offers : FRE 410 -- Liability insurance : FRE 411 -- Witness competency : FRE 601, 603, 605, 606 -- Sequestration of witnesses : FRE 615 -- Examination of witnesses : FRE 611 -- Refreshing recollection : FRE 612 -- Witness credibility : FRE 607-609, 613 -- Lay witnesses : FRE 602 and 701 -- Expert testimony : FRE 702, 704, 706 -- Bases of expert testimony : FRE 703 and 705 -- Real and demonstrative evidence -- Photographs, tapes, and voice identifications -- Authentication of writings : FRE 901-903 -- Rule of completeness : FRE 106 -- "Best evidence" rule : FRE 1001-1008 -- Hearsay rule : FRE 801(a)-(c), 802, 805, 806 -- Hearsay exemptions : FRE 801(d) -- Hearsay exceptions : FRE 803 -- Hearsay exceptions : unavailable declarant : FRE 804 -- Residual exception : FRE 807 -- Right of confrontation -- Privileges : FRE 501 -- Attorney-client privilege -- Spousal and family privileges -- Doctor and psychotherapist privileges -- Other private privileges -- Governmental privileges -- Privilege against self-incrimination -- Judicial notice : FRE 201 -- Stipulations -- Appendix A. Federal rules of evidence -- Appendix B. Child victims' and child witnesses' rights -- Appendix C. Rights of victims to attend and observe trial -- Appendix D. Crime victims' rights.
Summary:
"Understanding Evidence is a dual audience text. It is meant to be a supplement to, or a primary textbook for, any law school evidence course; and it is also an essential reference book for any litigator. The main objective is captured in the title-to offer an understanding of the Rules of Evidence as applied, with the latest decisional law both explicating the principles and providing references students and practitioners can turn to. Written with an understanding of how evidence rules and issues play out in all stages of the litigation process, is at once scholarly in its depth and practical in its application. Because of its comprehensiveness, it stands out from other reference materials. The updated coverage in the fifth edition includes rule changes and cases through December 2022"-- Provided by publisher.
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