LibGuides: *Study Guides for Law Student Success : Second & Third Year: Evidence

Wolters Kluwer Study Aids

Glannon Guide to Evidence: Learning Evidence Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis
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West Study Aids - Selected Titles On Evidence

Acing Evidence.
Description: Acing Evidence offers a succinct, clear, and user-friendly review of federal evidence law. Providing many helpful examples and employing checklists at the end of every chapter, Acing Evidence presents an organized way to analyze evidence problems and spot hidden issues.
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Chapter 1. Relevance
Chapter 2. Character
Chapter 3. Other Relevance Rules
Chapter 4. Impeachment and Rehabilitation of Witnesses
Chapter 5. Definition of Hearsay
Chapter 6. Prior Statements by Witnesses; Statements by Party-Opponents
Chapter 7. Hearsay Exceptions
Chapter 8. Confrontation
Chapter 9. Competence
Chapter 10. Privileges
Chapter 11. Opinion Evidence and Expert Testimony
Chapter 12. Judicial Notice
Chapter 13. Burdens and Presumptions
Chapter 14. Authentication
Chapter 15. The Best Evidence Rule
Chapter 16. Evidence on Appeal
Chapter 17. Notes on Exam Preparation
Chapter 18. Meta Checklist
A Short & Happy Guide to Evidence. 2021
Description: A Short & Happy Guide to Evidence takes a challenging subject and breaks it into manageable pieces that are easy to understand and digest.
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Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II The Study of Evidence
Chapter III Relevance
Chapter IV Witnesses and Testimonial Evidence
Chapter V Character Evidence
Chapter VI Hearsay
Chapter VII Hearsay Exceptions
Chapter VIII The Hearsay Rule and the Confrontation Clause
Chapter IX Documentary Evidence
Chapter X Privileges
Chapter XI Judicial Notice
Chapter XII Procedural Considerations
Chapter XIII Tying It All Together
Evidence in a Nutshell
Description: The latest version of the Federal Rules is the anchor of this book, with some state variations noted where important. The text summarizes significant U.S. Supreme Court decisions, including the latest Confrontation Clause cases; additional leading cases; forefront expert, scientific, and electronic evidence developments; and principal schools of evidentiary thought. Includes practical implementation as well as scholarly approaches. It pays attention to the litigation process as a whole and includes interdisciplinary cross-pollination where helpful. Numerous signpost-type headings and subheadings light the way, concisely summarizing the gist of each evidentiary concept. The detailed table of contents alone could serve as a complete course outline. Distinctively, an analytical, thoughtful approach is emphasized throughout.
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Chapter 1. Interpreting the Rules and Other Basics: Offers, Objections, and the Judge’s Function
Chapter 2. Judicial Notice, Presumptions, and Burdens: Substitutes for Evidence
Chapter 3. Relevancy, Its Counterweights, and Related Exclusionary Rules
Chapter 4. A Special Relevancy vs. Counterweights Problem Area: Similar Acts, Character, Propensity
Chapter 5. Privileges
Chapter 6. Witnesses: Competency, Examination, and Impeachment
Chapter 7. Opinions, Experts, and Scientific Evidence
Chapter 8. Hearsay: The Basic Theory, Rationale, and Constitutional Considerations
Chapter 9. Hearsay Rule Modifications for Admissions and Witnesses’ Prior Statements
Chapter 10. Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule
Chapter 11. Authentication, Exhibits, and the Best Evidence (Original Writing) Rule
APPENDIX: THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE (AS NOW RESTYLED)