Principles of evidence / Daniel J. Capra, Philip Reed Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law; Stephen A. Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverly Woodbury University Professor of Law, the George Washington University School of Law.
Introduction -- The framework -- Relevance : general principles and special applications -- Relevance : special applications driven by social policy -- Hearsay : what is it? -- Hearsay exemptions -- Hearsay exceptions -- Hearsay and the confrontation clause -- Impeachment -- Privilege -- Expert testimony -- Burdens and presumptions -- The best evidence rule -- Is it hearsay? -- Federal rules of evidence for United States Courts.
Summary:
This text examines all topics typically covered in a three- or four-hour course in evidence. Emphasis is on the Federal Rules of Evidence, now adopted in most states. The work is concise but complete. Should the reader desire additional material, ample footnotes provide easy access to leading cases, articles, and standard reference works. This volume contains dozens of illustrations, with answers, designed to make the rules come to life. The ninth edition contains the restyled rules and all the new developments on the Confrontation clause, and covers recent amendments, including those taking effect in 2019 and the 2020 amendment of Rule 404(b). Dan Capra is the reporter, Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence, and Stephen Saltzburg served as a consultant. -- Provided by publisher.
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