Evidence
Subtitle: a concise comparison of the federal rules with the California Code
By: by Miguel A. Mendez
Edition: 2008 ed.
Series: American casebook series
Publisher: Thomson/West
Published: 2008
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780314191250
Subjects: Evidence (Law); Court rules
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. The Role of Judge and Jury; title: 1.00. Allocating Power Between Judge and Jury; title: 1.01. Preliminary Matters Governed by [section] 403; title: 1.02. Section 403 and the Federal Doctrine of Conditional Relevance; title: 1.03. Preliminary Matters Governed by [section] 405; title: 1.04. The Burden of Proof in [section] 405 Determinations; title: 1.05. The Rules of Evidence and Preliminary Fact Determinations; title: 1.06. Preliminary Fact Determinations Involving Ultimate Issues; title: 1.07. Other Provisions Relating to Admissibility; title: 1.08. Summary of Major Differences Between the Code and the Rules; title: Chapter 2. Judicial Notice; title: 2.00. Judicial Notice Under the Federal Rules; title: 2.01. Judicial Notice Under the California Evidence Code; title: Chapter 3. Presumptions and Burden of Proof; title: 3.00. Burden of Proof; title: 3.01. California Rebuttable Presumptions in Civil Cases; title: 3.02. California Conclusive Presumptions in Civil Cases; title: 3.03. Presumptions Under the Federal Rules in Civil Cases; title: 3.04. Presumptions in Criminal Cases; title: Chapter 4. Relevance: Definition and Limitations; title: 4.00. Relevance in General; title: 4.01. Character Evidence in General; title: 4.02. New Exceptions to the Ban on the Use of Character Evidence; title: 4.03. Habit and Custom; title: 4.04. Subsequent Remedial Measures; title: 4.05. Compromise; title: 4.06. Humanitarian Gestures; title: 4.07. Pleas and Related Statements; title: 4.08. Liability Insurance; title: 4.09. Other Limitations on Relevant Evidence; title: 4.10. Major Differences Between the Federal Rules and the Evidence Code; title: Chapter 5. Privileges; title: 5.00. Introduction; title: 5.01. General Rule of Privilege; title: 5.02. Attorney-Client Privilege; title: 5.03. The Privilege Not to Testify Against a Spouse; title: 5.04. Privilege for Confidential Marital Communications; title: 5.05. The Physician-Patient Privilege; title: 5.06. The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege; title: 5.07. Clergy-Penitent Privilege; title: 5.08. The Sexual Assault Victim-Counselor Privilege; title: 5.09. The Domestic Violence Victim-Counselor Privilege; title: 5.10. Human Trafficking Victim-Caseworker Privilege; title: 5.11. Privilege for Official Information; title: 5.12. Privilege for the Identity of Informer; title: 5.13. Secrecy of Vote; title: 5.14. Trade Secrets; title: 5.15. Applicability of Privileges; title: 5.16. Waiver of Privileges; title: 5.17. Commenting on Privileges; title: 5.18. Erroneously Compelled Disclosures; title: Chapter 6. Witnesses; title: 6.00. Competency in General; title: 6.01. Translators and Interpreters; title: 6.02. Persons Disqualified From Testifying; title: 6.03. Credibility of Witnesses in General; title: 6.04. Who May Impeach; title: 6.05. Impeaching Sexual Assault Victims; title: 6.06. Impeachment by Character of the Witness-Prior Bad Acts; title: 6.07. Impeachment by Character of the Witness-Convictions; title: 6.08. Impeachment by Character of the Witness-Reputation and Opinion Regarding Veracity; title: 6.09. Impeachment by Character of the Witness-Religious Beliefs; title: 6.10. Impeachment by Prior Inconsistent Statements; title: 6.11. Rehabilitation by Prior Consistent Statements; title: 6.12. Examination of Witnesses-The Judge's General Powers; title: 6.13. Examination of Witnesses-The Order and Mode of Interrogation; title: 6.14. Examination of Witnesses-Court Witnesses; title: 6.15. Examination of Witnesses-Exclusion of Witnesses; title: 6.16. Examination of Witnesses-Refreshing Recollection; title: 6.17. Examination of Witnesses-Child Witnesses; title: 6.18. Examination of Witnesses-Other Provisions; title: Chapter 7. Expert Testimony; title: 7.00. Introduction; title: 7.01. Expert Opinion: Convergence; title: 7.02. Expert Opinion: Divergence; title: 7.03. The Federal Approach; title: 7.04. Daubert and California; title: 7.05. Cross-Examining Experts; title: 7.06. Court Appointed Experts; title: Chapter 8. Hearsay and its Exceptions; title: 8.00. Definition; title: 8.01. Unavailability of the Hearsay Declarant; title: 8.02. Exemptions and Exceptions; title: 8.03. Prior Inconsistent Statements; title: 8.04. Prior Consistent Statements; title: 8.05. Statements of Identification; title: 8.06. Admissions by a Party and Related Statements; title: 8.07. Present Sense Impressions and Contemporaneous Statements; title: 8.08. Excited Utterances; title: 8.09. State of Mind Declarations; title: 8.10. Past Recollection Recorded; title: 8.11. Business and Official Records; title: 8.12. Judgments of Conviction; title: 8.13. Judgments Against Persons Entitled to Indemnity; title: 8.14. Judgments Determining the Liability of a Third Person; title: 8.15. Former Testimony; title: 8.16. Declarant's Unavailability Caused by the Accused; title: 8.17. Statements by Dead Declarants Regarding Gang Activities; title: 8.18. Dying Declarations; title: 8.19. Declarations Against Interest; title: 8.20. Statements by Minors Describing Acts of Attempted Acts of Child Abuse or Neglect; title: 8.21. Statements by Crime Victims Relating Threats; title: 8.22. Declarations by Elders and Dependent Adults; title: 8.23. Dead Man's Statute; title: 8.24. Proof of Business Records by Affidavit or Certificate; title: 8.25. Records of Conviction; title: 8.26. Findings of Death by Federal Employees; title: 8.27. Federal Missing Person Records; title: 8.28. Records of Vital Statistics; title: 8.29. Statement of Absence of Public Record; title: 8.30. Church Records Concerning Family History; title: 8.31. Marriage, Baptismal, and Similar Certificates; title: 8.32. Entries in Family Records; title: 8.33. Recitals in Writings Affecting Property; title: 8.34. Records of Documents Affecting an Interest in Property; title: 8.35. Recitals in Ancient Writings; title: 8.36. Commercial Publications; title: 8.37. Statements in Learned Treatises; title: 8.38. Reputation Concerning Character; title: 8.39. Reputation Concerning Family History; title: 8.40. Reputation Concerning Boundaries; title: 8.41. Reputation Concerning Community History; title: 8.42. Reputation Concerning Public Interest in Property; title: 8.43. Statements Concerning Boundaries; title: 8.44. Judgments Concerning Personal, Family, or General History, or Boundaries; title: 8.45. Statements Concerning a Declarant's Own Family History; title: 8.46. Statements Concerning the Family History of Another; title: 8.47. Hearsay Offered at Preliminary Hearings; title: 8.49. Residual Exception to the Hearsay Rule; title: 8.50. Hearsay and Confrontation; title: 8.51. Multiple Hearsay; title: 8.52. Credibility of the Hearsay Declarant; title: Chapter 9. Authentication; title: 9.00. The Requirement of Authentication; title: 9.01. Authentication Under the California Evidence Code; title: 9.02. Authentication Under the Federal Rules; title: Chapter 10. The Best and Secondary Evidence Rules; title: 10.00. Proof of Writings-Convergence and Divergence; title: 10.01. Exceptions to the Best Evidence Rule; title: 10.02. Functions of Judge and Jury Under the Best and Secondary Evidence Rules; title: 10.03. Additional Provisions Relating to the Proof of Writings; title: 10.04. The Completeness Doctrine; title: Chapter 11. General and Miscellaneous Provisions; title: 11.00. Scope of the Federal Rules and Evidence Code; title: 11.01. Construction of the Rules; title: 11.02. Amendments; title: 11.03. Title; title: 11.04. Rulings on Evidence; title: 11.05. Limited Admissibility.