Evidence in a nutshell
By: by Paul F. Rothstein, Myrna S. Raeder, David Crump.
Contributors: Raeder, Myrna S.; Crump, David.
Edition: 5th ed.
Series: West nutshell series; Nutshell series
Publisher: Thomson/West
Published: 2007
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 664
ISBN-13: 9780314166661
Subjects: Evidence (Law) -- United States.
Other titles: Evidence.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: value: Interpreting the rules and other basics: offers, objections, and the judge's function; value: Judicial notice, presumptions, and burdens: substitutes for evidence; value: Relevancy, its counterweights, and related exclusionary rules; value: A special relevancy vs. counterweights problem area: similar acts, character, propensity; value: Privileges; value: Witnesses: competency, examination, and impeachment; value: Opinions, experts, and scientific evidence; value: Hearsay: the basic theory, rationale, and constitutional considerations; value: Hearsay rule modifications for admissions and witnesses' prior statements; value: Exceptions to the hearsay rule; value: Authentication, exhibits, and the best evidence (original writing) rule.