Evidence for Paralegals: [Connected eBook] / Edition 5

by Joelyn D. Marlowe

Overview

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Clearly written textbook that helps students understand how evidentiary principles are applied in real-life situations. Text focuses on the practical applications of the Federal rules of Evidence and how the rules relate to paralegal practice.

Features:

• Covers a full range of topics, including gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, and researching.
• Written from a real-life perspective, showing how actual practice works in local, state, and federal court.
• Pedagogy in text developed for paralegal students, and includes short case summaries, readable examples, marginal definitions of terms, marginal cross-references to the Rules of Evidence, review questions, and hypotheticals.
• Short, concise presentation is ideal for paralegal courses.
• Updated with changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence.
• Updated with new cases.
• New hypotheticals and discussion questions added.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735590137
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date:	08/17/2015
Series:	Aspen Paralegal Series
Edition description:	Fifth Edition, New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Relevance

Chapter 3. Character

Chapter 4. Habit and Modus Operandi

Chapter 5. Witnesses and Competency

Chapter 6. Impeachment

Chapter 7. Lay and Expert Opinions

Chapter 8. Settlement, Negotiation, and Remedial Measures

Chapter 9. Hearsay

Chapter 10. Hearsay Exceptions

Chapter 11. Authentication, Identification, and Exhibits

Chapter 12. Constitutional Constraints on the Admissibility of Evidence

Chapter 13. Common Law Privileges Appendix A. Federal Rules of Evidence for United States Courts and Magistrates