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Wharton's Criminal Evidence, 15th

Wharton's Criminal Evidence, 15th

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Barbara E Bergman, Nancy Hollander, Theresa M. Duncan
Book - hardbound
Copyright: 1997-2009
Last Updated: 11/9/2009
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Expert author thoroughly analyzes applicable Federal Rules of Evidence and cases interpreting the rules. Compares and contrasts corresponding evidentiary rules, statutes, and individual state cases. All evidence and admissibility principles are treated specifically as they apply to criminal cases. Expert guidance for both defense and prosecution on handling witnesses, impeachment rules, lay witness opinion, expert testimony, and real and demonstrative evidence. Discusses admissibility rules, including relevance, hearsay, privileged communications, authentication and identification, best evidence issues, and burdens of proof. Includes cases interpreting Federal Rules of Evidence, statutes, and cases in individual states. Also contains major Supreme Court criminal evidence decisions.
Features
  • Step-by-step guidance through evidentiary issues encountered in criminal cases
  • Reviews attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, marital communications privilege, doctor-patient privilege, and informant’s privilege
  • Identifies circumstances in which infancy, mental illness, intoxication, or witness’s psychological state may render witness incompetent to testify
  • Guidance for conducting direct-examination, cross-examination, and re-examination of witnesses as well as procedures for objecting
  • Analyzes admissibility of real and demonstrative evidence, types of expert testimony used, burden of proof, and reasonable doubt
  • Steps for when witnesses fail to appear or refuse to testify; circumstances in which courts may exclude witnesses
  • Explains hearsay rule and exceptions, interplay of Confrontation Clause when prior statements may be admitted as substantive evidence
  • Examines witness impeachment for bias or motive, based on prior inconsistent statements or prior convictions; rehabilitating impeached witnesses

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