Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preparing and presenting the evidence -- The form of questions on direct; the judges' witnesses; refreshing memory -- The requirement of firsthand knowledge : the opinion rule & expert testimony -- Cross-examination and subsequent examinations -- Impeachment and support -- The procedure of admitting and excluding evidence -- The competency of witnesses -- The scope and effect of the evidentiary privileges -- The privilege for marital communications -- The client's privilege : communications between client & lawyer -- The privilege for confidential information secured in the course of the physician-patient relationship -- Privileges for governmental secrets -- The privilege against self-incrimination -- Confessions -- The privilege concerning improperly obtained evidence -- Relevance -- Character and habit -- Similar happenings and transactions -- Insurance against liability -- Experimental and scientific evidence -- Real evidence, other nontestimonial evidence, and demonstrative aids -- Authentication -- The requirement of the production of the original writing, recording, or photograph as the "best evidence" -- The hearsay rule -- Admissions of a party-opponent -- Spontaneous statements -- Statements for the purpose of medical diagnosis or treatment -- Records of past recollection -- Regularly kept records -- Public records, reports, and certificates -- Testimony taken at a former hearing or in another action -- Dying declarations -- Declarations against interest -- Various other exceptions and the future of the rules about hearsay -- Judicial notice -- The burdens of proof and presumptions.

"This single-volume treatise is largely free of citations to authority, but retains the most notable footnotes. Topics covered include preparing and presenting evidence, cross-examination, and the procedure for admitting and excluding evidence. Discusses privilege against self-incrimination, privilege concerning improperly obtained evidence, scientific evidence, and demonstrative evidence. Reviews authentication, the hearsay rule, burdens of proof, and presumptions. Text also identifies current issues." - publisher's description

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