Trial Evidence

By Thomas A. Mauet, Warren D. Wolfson, Jason Kreag

Book Overview

Buy a new version of this Connected Casebook and receive access to the online e-book, practice questions from your favorite study aids, and an outline tool on CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency. Screen reader support enabled. Well-known and experienced authors, highly respected in the clinical field, Thomas A. Mauet and Warren D. Wolfson provide a complete review of the effective use of evidence in a trial setting. Trial Evidence, Sixth Edition is structured around the way judges and trial lawyers think about evidentiary rules, with particular focus on the Federal Rules of Evidence. Numerous examples show how evidentiary issues actually arise, both before and during trial. A logical organization follows the sequence of a trial: opening statement, direct examination, cross examination, and closing arguments. Law and Practice sections throughout the book are based on actual federal and state cases and bring real life to the law of evidence. The accessible style of Trial Evidence always focuses on practice over theory. Key Features of the New Edition: Revised and expanded Sec. 7.1 and other sections dealing with the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause, including the Supreme Court s most recent decision in Ohio v. Clark, decided in June 2015 Revised Sec. 10.11 covering electronic communications evidence. In particular, the issue of authentication has become central in determining the admissibility of electronic communications, and the section expands its analysis of this issue Includes discussions of amendments to Rules 801(d)(1)(B) and 803(6)-(8) of the Federal Rules of Evidence, which became law on December 1, 2014 Includes all Supreme Court decisions through June 2015 affecting evidence rules

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1454870028
• ISBN13: 9781454870029
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous help for a practical understanding of the FRE

Unlike every other tome on evidence that I've encountered, this one is organized to discuss the rules as they commonly arise during a trial. Succinct and clear as a bell. I wouldn't want this to be my first look at the rules of evidence, because they're not addressed in any sort of sequential categorical scheme, the way you find them in the statutes. And the value may not be apparent until you've had enough experience in the courtroom to appreciate this format. But if you have that background, the discussion and examples here crystalize the issues and options wonderfully. Should be on every trial lawyer's shelf, and I may start bringing it with me to court.

An Excellent Book on Trial Evidence

This book gives an in-depth look at the evidentiary issues that arise during a trial. Do you want to know what the law is regarding how to qualify experts, what the law is regarding how to get business records admitted into evidence, or the rules for direct examination? This book has the answers. For example, there is a chapter on direct examination which discusses what you should do if you are trying to elicit testimony that might be hearsay and therefore impermissible. Mauet walks you through the most relevant exceptions to the hearsay rule: excited utterance, present sense impression, statements for medical diagnosis and so on. For the section on how to elicit statements made for the purpose of medical diagnosis under the hearsay exception, Mauet states the law with citations to the Federal Rules of Evidence, explains the law, and then provides three examples how attorneys commonly get the desired statement into evidence at trial. His explanations are clear and thorough. This is an excellent trial evidence textbook for law students and lawyers alike.