Francis DiGiacco, J.D.

Curriculum Technology ©2018

Pages: 139

ISBN: 978-1938087318

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Rules of Evidence in the USA

Rules of Evidence in the USA provides an overview of the Federal Rules of Evidence, which is used as a model for most state courts. Topics include General Provision, Judicial Notice, Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings, Relevancy and Its Limits, Privileges, Witnesses, Opinions and Expert Testimony, Hearsay, Authentication and Identification, and Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs. The text is supported with slideshows for each chapter.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW OF THE RULES OF EVIDENCE 1
CHAPTER 2 - RELEVANCE AND ITS LIMITS 7
CHAPTER 3 - PRIVILEGE IN GENERAL 15
CHAPTER 4 - WITNESSES 22
CHAPTER 5 - OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY 30
CHAPTER 6 - HEARSAY 34
CHAPTER 7 - AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION 44
CHAPTER 8 - CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS 49
THE BILL OF RIGHTS 53
CASES 56
LEGAL GLOSSARY 118