| Description |
1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Overview of Evidence -- 1.1 Introduction: The Nature of Evidence -- 1.2 Justice Practitioners and Evidence Law -- 1.3 Suggested Readings On Evidence Law -- 1.4 Sources of Evidence Law -- 1.5 The Content and Quality of Good Evidence -- 1.5.1 The Nature of Relevancy -- 1.5.2 The Nature of Materiality -- 1.5.3 Relevant and Material Yet Inadmissible Evidence -- 1.6 Types and Forms of Evidence -- 1.6.1 Judicially Noticed Evidence -- 1.6.2 Direct Evidence |
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1.6.3 Circumstantial Evidence -- 1.6.4 Testimonial Evidence -- 1.6.5 Personal Knowledge -- 1.6.6 Opinion Evidence -- 1.6.7 Character Evidence -- 1.6.8 Documentary Evidence -- 1.6.9 Hearsay Evidence -- 1.6.10 Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule -- 1.6.10.1 Prior Statements Under Oath -- 1.6.10.2 Admission Against Interest -- 1.6.10.3 Present Sense Impressions -- 1.6.10.4 Excited Utterances -- 1.6.10.5 Dying Declarations -- 1.6.10.6 Recorded Recollections -- 1.6.10.7 Records/Government Documents/Vital Statistics -- 1.6.10.8 Matters of Pedigree -- 1.6.10.9 Miscellaneous Exceptions |
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1.7 The Weight of Evidence -- 1.7.1 Presumptions -- 1.8 Burdens of Proof -- 1.8.1 Types of Burdens -- 1.9 Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Real Evidence -- 2.1 The Nature of Real Evidence -- 2.2 Relevancy of Real Evidence -- 2.3 The Authentication of Real Evidence -- 2.4 Real Evidence and the Chain of Custody -- 2.4.1 Packaging and Evidence Preservation -- 2.5 Practice Pointers On Real Evidence -- 2.6 Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Demonstrative Evidence -- 3.1 The Nature of Demonstrative Evidence -- 3.2 Photographic Evidence -- 3.2.1 Relevancy of Photographic Evidence |
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3.2.2 Laying the Foundation of a Photograph: Authentication -- 3.2.3 Legal Challenges to Photographic Evidence -- 3.2.3.1 Gruesome Content -- 3.2.3.2 Tampering/Alteration -- 3.2.3.3 Chain of Custody -- 3.2.3.4 The Silent Witness Theory -- 3.3 Video, Motion Pictures and Surveillance Evidence -- 3.3.1 Tactical Uses of Videotapes -- 3.3.2 The Day-In-The-Life Videotape -- 3.4 X-Rays and Other Diagnostic Imagery -- 3.4.1 Thermogram/MRI Results -- 3.5 Digital Photography -- 3.6 Models -- 3.6.1 Accuracy -- 3.6.2 Authentication -- 3.6.3 Acquiring Models -- 3.6.4 Models and Litigation |
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3.7 Charts, Maps, Diagrams, Illustrations and Other Drawings -- 3.8 Computer Graphics and Animation -- 3.9 Miscellaneous Demonstrative Evidence -- 3.9.1 Recordings/Tapes/Voiceprints -- 3.9.2 Experiments and Reconstructions -- 3.9.3 Transparencies/PowerPoints and Other Displays -- 3.10 Practice Pointers On Demonstrative Evidence -- 3.10.1 Prepare Early -- 3.10.2 Deal With Reputable People/Reputable Companies -- 3.10.3 Organize the Evidence -- 3.10.4 Don't Overdo It! -- 3.10.5 Prepare the Witnesses -- 3.10.6 Obtain Admissions/Stipulations -- 3.10.7 Prepare Exhibit Lists |
| Summary |
Introduces the complex topic of evidence law in a straightforward and accessible manner--presenting how evidence principles play out in the real world of litigation and advocacy. This revised Third Edition includes new discussions of rules and case law analysis, forensic cases, and evidentiary software programs |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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3.10.8 Be Sure to Lay a Foundation |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000846003 |
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1000846008 |
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