Evidence: Practice Under the Rules

In this valuable tool for litigators, the authors provide a comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide to the Federal Rules of Evidence and their state counterparts. They explore a wide range of applications that are difficult or important in practice and suggest new approaches to surmount challenges. They provide practical, expert guidance on such crucial issues as:<p class=copymedium><li class=copymedium>New standards governing the admissibility of scientific evidence<li class=copymedium>Testimony on social frameworks and syndromes<li class=copymedium>The Confrontation Clause and the admissibility of hearsay<li class=copymedium>Admissibility of prior offenses<li class=copymedium>The Rape Shield provision<li class=copymedium>Refreshing witnesses' memories<li class=copymedium>Repair and rehabilitation of impeached witnesses<li class=copymedium>Nonconviction misconduct<li class=copymedium>How a privilege must be claimed and how it can be waived<li class=copymedium>The scope of professional, familial, and governmental evidentiary privileges.</ul>For each case cited you'll find a two-sentence summary, so you can quickly and effortlessly find those cases most relevant to the issues you're researching.