Evidence for Paralegals

By Joelyn D. Marlowe, Suzanne Cummins, Suzanne Cummins

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735502072
• ISBN13: 9780735502079
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Easy to Understand Topics

This book makes understanding important topics in evidence easy to understand. There is more of a focus on the criminal court than civil, but the book still describes how the (federal) rules of evidence impact both areas of law. Each chapter is fairly easy to read and has relevant review questions and scenarios at the end of each.

dont bother with the 4th edition

This book contains most of the same information of the 4th edition. All the other people in my class spent a lot of money on the 4th edition and I bought this one for under 5 dollars. I have yet to have a problem following along in class. The only difference is page numbers.