a student's guide to the law of evidence as applied in American trials Park, Roger creator Leonard, David P. Orenstein, Aviva 1960- Nance, Dale A. Goldberg, Steven H. 1941- text bibliography mnu 2018 2018 Fourth edition. monographic eng

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xxvi, 789 pages ; 27 cm. "[This] treatise explains the federal rules, selected state variations, major cases, essential doctrines, and important underlying policies. Frequent practical examples drawn from courtroom practice introduce students to courtroom procedure, provide a context in which evidence problems arise, and acquaint them with the language of the courtroom."-- Evidence at trial : an overview -- Burdens, presumptions, and judicial notice -- Procedures for offering and opposing evidence -- Evidentiary privileges -- Relevance and counterweights : general principles -- Character evidence -- Witness competency -- The rules of the game : common objections to testimonial evidence -- Opinion evidence and expert testimony -- Impeachment and rehabilitation of witnesses -- Authentication and identification of tangible evidence -- The original recording rule -- The basic principles of hearsay evidence -- Hearsay "exemptions" : prior statements by witnesses and statements by party-opponents -- Hearsay exceptions under federal rule 803 -- Hearsay exceptions under federal rule 804 -- Other hearsay exceptions -- Confrontation -- Federal rules of evidence for United States courts. Roger C. Park, David P. Leonard, Aviva A. Orenstein, Dale A. Nance, Steven H. Goldberg. Includes bibliographical references and index. Evidence (Law) United States Evidence (Law) United States KF 8935 .P368 2018 347.736 9781634609357 1634609352 2018296189 PUCPR 171211 20191211152614.0 on1015202625 eng