Foreword |
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Acknowledgments |
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Chapter 1 General Considerations |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (5) |
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Chapter 2 Forms of Questions |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (2) |
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Assuming Facts Not in Evidence |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (2) |
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Refreshing Present Recollection |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (3) |
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Relevance: Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Grounds of Prejudice, Confusion, or Waste of Time |
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48 | (2) |
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Relevance: Conditional Admissibility |
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50 | (2) |
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Relevance: Rule of Completeness |
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52 | (2) |
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Relevance: Limited Admissibility |
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54 | (2) |
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Habit and Routine Practice |
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56 | (2) |
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Subsequent Remedial Measures |
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58 | (2) |
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Compromise Offers and Negotiations |
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60 | (3) |
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Offers to Pay Medical and Similar Expenses |
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63 | (1) |
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Guilty Pleas, Offers of Pleas, and Related Statements |
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64 | (2) |
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Insurance Against Liability |
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66 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Authentication and Original Documents |
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Authentication of Instruments |
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69 | (7) |
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Authentication of Telephone Conversations and Voices |
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76 | (3) |
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Original Document Rule (Best Evidence Rule) |
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79 | (6) |
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85 | (5) |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (5) |
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Exhibits: Tangible Objects |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (3) |
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104 | (7) |
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Chapter 7 Cross-Examination and Impeachment |
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Cross-Examination: Generally |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (3) |
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Impeachment by Bias, Prejudice, Interest, and Improper Motive |
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118 | (6) |
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Impeachment by Character Evidence |
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124 | (4) |
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128 | (2) |
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Impeachment of Perception |
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130 | (2) |
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Impeachment by Prior Conviction (Civil Cases) |
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132 | (5) |
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Impeachment by Prior Conviction (Criminal Cases) |
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137 | (5) |
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Impeachment by Inconsistent Statements |
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142 | (4) |
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Impeachment by Specific Instances of Conduct |
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146 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Character Evidence |
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Character Evidence: Generally |
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149 | (9) |
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Character Evidence: The Accused or Victim in a Criminal Case |
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158 | (3) |
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Character Evidence: Prior Sexual Activity of Alleged Victim (Criminal Cases) |
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161 | (4) |
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Character Evidence: Prior Sexual Activity of Alleged Victim (Civil Cases) |
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165 | (4) |
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Character Evidence: Evidence of Similar Crimes or Acts in Civil or Criminal Sexual Assault or Child Molestation Cases |
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169 | (4) |
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Character Evidence: Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts |
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173 | (6) |
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179 | (3) |
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Hearsay in Criminal Cases: Confrontation Clause Issues |
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182 | (3) |
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Hearsay: Hearsay Within Hearsay |
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185 | (2) |
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Hearsay: Attacking and Supporting the Credibility of a Hearsay Declarant |
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187 | (2) |
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Hearsay: Nonhearsay Prior Statements |
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189 | (3) |
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Hearsay: Nonhearsay Opposing Party Statements |
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192 | (4) |
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Hearsay Exception: Present Sense Impression |
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196 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Excited Utterance |
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198 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Then-Existing Mental or Emotional Condition |
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200 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Then-Existing Physical Condition |
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202 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Statements for Purposes of Medical Diagnosis or Treatment |
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204 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Recorded Recollection |
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206 | (3) |
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Hearsay Exception: Records of Regularly Conducted Activity (Business Records) |
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209 | (5) |
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Hearsay Exception: Absence of Entry in Business Records |
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214 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Public Records and Statements |
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216 | (3) |
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Hearsay Exception: Absence of Public Record |
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219 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Records of Vital Statistics |
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221 | (1) |
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Hearsay Exception: Records of Religious Organizations |
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222 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Marriage, Baptismal, and Similar Certificates |
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224 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Family Records |
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226 | (1) |
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Hearsay Exception: Records of Documents Affecting an Interest in Property |
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227 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Statements in Documents Affecting an Interest in Property |
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229 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Statements in Ancient Documents |
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231 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Market Reports and Commercial Publications |
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233 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Learned Treatises |
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235 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Personal or Family History |
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237 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Reputation Concerning Boundaries or General History |
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239 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Reputation as to Character |
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241 | (1) |
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Hearsay Exception: Judgment of Previous Conviction |
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242 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Judgment as to Personal, Family, or General History, or Boundaries |
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244 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Requirement of Unavailability |
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246 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Former Testimony |
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248 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Statement under Belief of Impending Death |
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250 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Statement Against Interest |
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252 | (3) |
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Hearsay Exception: Statement of Personal or Family History |
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255 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Forfeiture by Wrongdoing |
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257 | (2) |
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Hearsay Exception: Residual Exception |
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259 | (4) |
Appendix: Federal Rules of Evidence |
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263 | (38) |
Quick Reference Guide |
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