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| Genre/Form: | Hornbooks (Law) Legal study aids |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Charles T McCormick; Kenneth S Broun; George E Dix; Edward J Imwinkelried; D H Kaye; Robert P Mosteller; E F Roberts; Eleanor Swift |
| ISBN: | 9780314290250 0314290257 |
| OCLC Number: | 874134619 |
| Description: | xxii, 788 pages ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | INTRODUCTION: Preparing and presenting the evidence -- EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES: The form of questions on direct; the judges's witnesses; refreshing memory -- The requirement of firsthand knowledge : the opinion rule & expert testimony -- Cross-examination and subsequent examinations -- Impeachment and support -- ADMISSION AND EXCLUSION: The procedure of admitting and excluding evidence -- COMPETENCY: The competency of witnesses -- PRIVILEGE : COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY: The scope and effect of the evidentiary privileges -- The privilege for marital communications -- The client's privilege : communications between client & lawyer -- The privilege for confidential information secured in the course of the physician-patient relationship -- Privileges for governmental secrets -- PRIVILEGE : CONSTITUTIONAL: The privilege against self-incrimination -- Confessions -- The privilege concerning improperly obtained evidence -- RELEVANCY AND ITS COUNTERWEIGHTS: Relevance -- Character and habit -- Similar happenings and transactions -- Insurance against liability -- Experimental and scientific evidence -- REAL EVIDENCE, OTHER NONTESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE, AND DEMONSTRATIVE AIDS: Real evidence, other nontestimonial evidence, and demonstrative aids -- WRITINGS: Authentication -- The requirement of the production of the original writing, recording, or photograph as the "best evidence" -- THE HEARSAY RULE AND ITS EXCEPTIONS: The hearsay rule -- Admissions of a party-opponent -- Spontaneous statements -- Statements for the purpose of medical diagnosis or treatment -- Records of past recollection -- Regularly kept records -- Public records, reports, and certificates -- Testimony taken at a former hearing or in another action -- Dying declarations -- Declarations against interest -- Various other exceptions and the future of the rules about hearsay -- JUDICIAL NOTICE: Judicial notice -- BURDEN OF PROOF AND PRESUMPTIONS: The burdens of proof and presumptions. |
| Series Title: | Hornbook series. |
| Other Titles: | Evidence |
| Responsibility: | by Kenneth S. Broun, general editor ; contributing authors, George E. Dix, Edward J. Imwinkelried, D.H. Kaye, Robert P. Mosteller, E.F. Roberts, Eleanor Swift. |
Abstract:
This single-volume treatise is largely free of citations to authority, but retains the most notable footnotes. Topics covered include preparing and presenting evidence, cross-examination, and the
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