NCJ Number
52309
Date Published
1978
Length
578 pages
Annotation
THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE, A BODY OF UNIFORM PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE FOR USE IN VIRTUALLY ALL FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS, CIVIL AND CRIMINAL, ARE PROVIDED.
Abstract
THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF EVIDENTIARY CODES APPLICABLE TO U.S. COURTS AND MAGISTRATES ARE OUTLINED, ALONG WITH ARTICLES RELATING TO JUDICIAL NOTICE, PRESUMPTIONS IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS, RELEVANCY AND ITS LIMITS, PRIVILEGES, WITNESSES, OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY, HEARSAY, AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION, AND THE CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. MISCELLANEOUS RULES ARE ALSO PROVIDED. EXTRACTS OF CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS ARE APPENDED ALONG WITH A GENERAL INDEX. (KBL)