Criminal Evidence Principles and Cases

by Gardner, Thomas J.; Anderson, Terry M.

• ISBN13: 9780495599241
• ISBN10: 0495599247
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-30
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

An essential text covering the key rules of evidence in criminal matters, as well their interpretations and applications. Comprehensive without being encyclopedic, this text includes many of the engaging features that popularized Gardner and Anderson's best-selling text CRIMINAL LAW.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Criminal Evidence

History and Development of the Law of Criminal Evidence

Important Aspects of the American Criminal Justice System

Using Evidence to Determine Guilt or Innocence

Direct and Circumstantial Evidence and the Use of Inferences

Witnesses and Their Testimony

Witnesses and the Testimony of Witnesses

Judicial Notice and Privileges of Witnesses

The Use of Hearsay in the Courtroom

Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule

When Evidence cannot be used Because of Police Mistakes or Misconduct

The Exclusionary Rule

Where the Exclusionary Rule Does Not Apply

Evidence is Admissible if Obtained During an Administrative Function Under the "Special Needs" of Government

Obtaining Statements and Confessions for Use as Evidence

The Law Governing Identification Evidence

Obtaining Physical and Other Evidence

Obtaining Evidence from Computers or by Use of Search Warrants, Wiretapping, or Dogs Trained to Indicate an Alert

Crime -Scene, Documentary, and Scientific Evidence

The Crime Scene, the Chain of Custody Requirement, and the Use of Fingerprints and Trace Evidence

Videotapes, Photographs, Documents, and Writings as Evidence

Scientific Evidences

Finding and Analyzing Cases

Sections of the U.S. Constitution

Federal Rules of Evidence

Glossary

Case

Index Subject

Index

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