Law for the expert witness
By: Daniel A. Bronstein
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781439851562
Subjects: Expert Evidence; Forensic scientists; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Filing suit, or legal paperwork; title: Discovery in general; title: Depositions; title: Other discovery techniques; title: Failure to cooperate in discovery; title: Pretrial conferences; title: Fundamental concepts; title: Who is an expert and when one can testify; title: The form of questions to an expert; title: Tests, experiments, and the chain of custody; title: Common knowledge and routine practice; title: Real evidence; title: Exhibits and demonstrations; title: The rule against hearsay; title: Hearsay exceptions I : introduction; title: Hearsay exceptions II : writings and records; title: Hearsay exceptions III : printed matter; title: Hearsay exceptions IV : miscellaneous; title: Best evidence rule; title: A "real" case; title: Presenting direct testimony; title: Withstanding cross-examination.