Evidence for Paralegals

by Marlowe, Joelyn D.; Cummins, Suzanne

• ISBN13: 9780735502079
• ISBN10: 0735502072
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

Designed to help students understand how evidentiary principles are applied, The new edition of this book (previously published by Irwin/McGraw-Hill) includes carefully crafted questions, As well as discussions on such matters gathering evidence, interviewing witnesse, and researching and fashioning evidentiary arguments - all tasks likely to be performed by a paralegal. Focusing on the practical application of the Federal Rules of Evidence as they relate to paralegal practice, The text also provides students with hypothetical civil and criminal situations. Offerings of the new Second Edition: Expanded discussion of contstitutional issues related To The 4th and 5th Amendments and Exclusionary Rule. Rule changes regarding sex crimes included. These new rules, allowing 'propensity' evidence to be used to prove guilt in rape and child molestation cases are a substantial departure from the historical perspective of the rules, and new expository text is used to explain these rule change. Pedagogical Strength: Appendix with Federal Rules of Evidence. Marginal definitions End-of-chapter review questions End-of-chapter application - hypothetical situations with questions The accompanying Teacher's Manual offers; Updated statutory or Federal Rule material Answers to review questions and applications questions Additional cases an explanation of the them of each chapter

Author Biography

Suzanne Cummins became in-house counsel to Nicolet Instrument Corporation, a corporation then traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange. Joelyn D. Marlowe is currently an Assistant United States Attorney.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Relevance	p. 15
Character	p. 31
Habit and Modus Operandi	p. 63
Witnesses and Competency	p. 77
Impeachment	p. 91
Lay and Expert Opinions	p. 113
Settlement, Negotiation, and Remedial Measures	p. 131
Hearsay	p. 147
Hearsay Exceptions	p. 163
Authentication, Identification, and Exhibits	p. 183
Constitutional Constraints on the Admissibility of Evidence	p. 203
Common Law Privileges	p. 221
Federal Rules of Evidence for United States Courts and Magistrates	p. 235
Glossary	p. 267
Index	p. 275
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