Research Catalog

Title

McCormick on evidence.

Publication

St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2006.

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Additional Authors

• Broun, Kenneth S.
• Dix, George E.
• McCormick, Charles Tilford, 1889-1963.

Description

xix, 633 p.; 26 cm.

Summary

"Recognized as the foremost authority on evidence law today, McCormick on Evidence offers comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the rules and theory of evidence, covering: The Federal Rules of Evidence as well as state law in jurisdictions not conforming to the federal rules Accepted practice and theory, identifies current issues, and reviews leading caselaw A thorough examination of the hearsay rule The evidentiary problems of authentication caused by rapid developments in technology Questions surrounding constitutional, common law, and statutory privileges When there are specific questions of evidence for which a jurisdiction has no precedent, this set provides both general theories that may be argued to suggest the answer and varying views from other jurisdictions."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

Hornbook series

Uniform Title

Hornbook series.

Alternative Title

Evidence

Subject

Evidence (Law) > United States

Genre/Form

• Hornbooks (Law)
• Manuels d'enseignement supérieur (Droit)

Note

• "This book is an abridgement of 'McCormick on evidence, sixth edition, volumes 1 & 2. Practitioner treatise series.'"
• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical rerferences and index.

Supplement (note)

• Kept up to date by pocket parts.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Examination of witnesses -- Admission and exclusion -- Competency -- Privilege: common law and statutory -- Privilege: constitutional -- Relevancy and counterweights -- Real evidence, other nontestimonial evidence, and demonstrative aids -- Writings -- The hearsay rule and its exceptions -- Judicial notice -- Burden of proof and presumptions.

ISBN

• 0314161279
• 9780314161277 (alk. paper)
• 0314161279 (alk. paper)

OCLC

71303701

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library