TY  - BOOK
AU  - Garland,Norman M.
AU  - Garland,Norman M.
TI  - Criminal evidence
SN  - 0072993308 (softcover : alk. paper)
U1  - 345.06 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boston
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Evidence, Criminal
KW  - United States
N1  - 

CONTENT

1. Introduction to the Law of Evidence and Pre-Trail Process 
Evidence
The rule of evidence

2. The Trial Process 
Jury or court trial
The jury
The judge
etc...

3. Evidence - Basic Concepts 
Describing evidence
Judicial notice
presumption
etc...

4. Witnesses - Competence and Privileged Communications 
Introduction
Who is a competent witness?
Privileged communications
etc...

5. Witnesses - Lay and Expert 
Becoming a witness
Lay or ordinary witness
Expert witness
etc...

6. Credibility and Impeachment 
Credibility
Basic methods of impeachment
Contradiction
etc..

7. The Hearsay Rule 
Rationale for the rule and constitutional consideration
Components of the hearsay rule
Statements that are not hearsay because they are not offered for the truth for the matter asserted
Hearsay exemption
etc...

8. Admissions and Confessions 
9. The Exclusionary Rule - Search and Seizure 
10. Exclusionary Rule - Identification Procedures 
11. Circumstantial Evidence 
12. Documentary Evidence and Right of Discovery 
13. Physical Evidence 
14. Photographic, Recorded, and Computer-Generated Evidence 
15. How to Testify Effectively Glossary Case Index Subject Index; Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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