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The Evidence course in law school focuses on theory and doctrine, not practice. EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE: Skills and Strategies for Pretrial and Trial, with Practice Exercises,Second Edition bridges that gap between classroom and courtroom. For law students, paralegals, and new trial lawyers, this succinct guide will become indispensable for thorough coverage, clear instruction, expert guidance, and helpful examples. With the practice exercises in Chapter 7, readers can develop the skills for handling all matters of evidence knowledgeably and competently, whether in mock trial, moot court, pretrial litigation, or trial.
Professors and students will benefit from:
- Step-by-step instruction for all evidentiary matters in pretrial and trial
- The wording and phrasing for each type of objection
- How to draft and argue motions and responses to motions
- Using predicate questions to establish the admissibility of evidence
- Laying evidentiary foundations for exhibits and witness testimony
- Introducing and displaying exhibits
- Succinct coverage of procedural, strategic, and professional concerns
- Making or meeting an objection
- Anticipating when opposing counsel will offer inadmissible evidence
- Counteracting unscrupulous behavior by opposing counsel
- Protecting the record when raising or meeting an objection
- Legal ethics
- Quick-reference lists of objections likely to be raised at each stage of trial
- Practice Exercises for developing the full range of skills and strategies that seasoned lawyers apply to all matters of evidence in pretrial and trial
- Online case files, video clips, and simulation exercises inspired by a true-crime thriller
