TY - BOOK AU - Park,Roger AU - Leonard,David P. AU - Orenstein,Aviva AU - Nance,Dale A. AU - Goldberg,Steven H. TI - Evidence law: a student's guide to the law of evidence as applied in American trials T2 - Hornbook series SN - 9781634609357 AV - KF 8935 .P368 2018 U1 - 347.736 22 PY - 2018/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - West Academic Publishing KW - Evidence (Law) KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - "[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."-- ER -