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California Evidentiary Foundations, Third Edition

Authors Imwinkeleried, Wydick and Hogan take the abstract principles of evidence ...


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Publisher :Michie
Format: 1 volume, hardbound, supplemented annually , BOOK
ISBN: 9780327109372
2000
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    Authors Imwinkeleried, Wydick and Hogan take the abstract principles of evidence and organize them into concise statements and illustrate their uses with sample transcripts of the elements being applied in the courtroom.

    The third edition of California Evidentiary Foundations includes many updates and new statements of law which include:

  • The addition of a different type of material: limiting instruction and closing arguments for certain types of evidence
  • Case law on the necessity of objecting to evidence at trial after a motion in limine has been denied at a prior trial
  • Preserving the record of a judge's ruling made at sidebar or during a chambers conference
  • An expanded list of crimes involving moral turpitude that may be used to impeach a witness with a prior conviction
  • A new analysis on the controversy in federal court over the admissibility of questioned document testimony

    California Evidentiary Foundations, Third Addition helps you focus your case around a theme, and understand the theories behind proving up evidence. Learn how to plan powerful lines of questioning to control the evidence in both civil and criminal cases, regardless of whom you represent.

    This concise manual includes complete references to the California Evidence Code, key cases, legislative history and citations to secondary authorities such as Jefferson, Witkin, C.E.B. texts.

    • Chapter 1 Introduction
    Chapter 2 Objections and Offers of Proof
    Chapter 3 The Competency of Witnesses
    Chapter 4 Logical Relevance; Personal Knowledge and Authentication
    Chapter 5 Limitations on Credibility Evidence
    Chapter 6 Limitations on Evidence That Is Relevant to the Merits of the Case
    Chapter 7 The Best Evidence Rule
    Chapter 8 Opinion Evidence
    Chapter 9 The Hearsay Rule and Its Exceptions
    Chapter 10 Statutory Privileges and Similar Doctrines
    Chapter 11 Constitutional Privileges - The Exclusionary Rules
    Chapter 12 Substitutes for Evidence
    Index



     

    Imwinkelried, Edward J.


    Edward J. Imwinkelried is the Edward L. Barrett, Jr. Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy, University of California, Davis, and has lectured for Continuing Legal Education Programs on evidence in 40 states. Professor Imwinkelried is a former Chair of the Evidence Section of the American Association of Law Schools and is a member of the Distinguished Faculty of the National College of District Attorneys. He also serves as a consultant to the Publication Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. A prolific author, he has authored numerous books. He is the co-author of the Fifth Edition of McCormick on Evidence and the Third Edition of Scientific Evidence.

    Wydick, Richard C.


    Richard C. Wydick is Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of Plain English for Lawyers and coauthor of Problems in Legal Ethics and California Legal Ethics.

    Hogan, James E.


    James E. Hogan is the principal drafter of the California Civil Discovery Act of 1986, having served as Reporter for the California Civil Discovery Commission. He has been Professor of Law at the University of California Davis since 1967, teaching courses in Civil Procedure, Evidence, Products Liability, Criminal Law, Trial Practice, and Remedies. In 1980, Professor Hogan became the initial recipient of the law school's Distinguished Teaching Award, and in 1994 he was one of four professors on the Davis Campus to receive a Citation for Distinguished Teaching from the Academic Senate. During his tenure at U C Davis, Professor Hogan has taught at five other law schools: McGeorge, Loyola-Marymount, the University of San Diego, Hastings College of Law, Southwestern University School of Law, and the University of Illinois. Professor Hogan received his J.D. from Georgetown University. He received his undergraduate degree from Loyola of Chicago.

     

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