TY - BOOK AU - Rothstein,Paul F. AU - Raeder,Myrna S. AU - Crump,David TI - Evidence in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 9780314166661 AV - KF 8935 .Z9 R6 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - Thomson/West KW - Evidence Law KW - United States KW - Local N1 - Includes index; Interpreting the rules and other basics: offers, objections, and the judge's function -- Judicial notice, presumptions, and burdens: substitutes for evidence -- Relevancy, its counterweights, and related exclusionary rules -- A special relevancy vs. counterweights problem area: similar acts, character, propensity -- Privileges -- Witnesses: competency, examination, and impeachment -- Opinions, experts, and scientific evidence -- Hearsay: the basic theory, rationale, and constitutional considerations -- Hearsay rule modifications for admissions and witnesses' prior statements -- Exceptions to the hearsay rule -- Authentication, exhibits, and the best evidence (original writing) rule ER -