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Criminal Evidence : An Introduction

ISBN: 9780195330410 | 0195330412
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 8/24/2004

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SummaryTable of Contents
Criminal Evidence: An Introduction is comprehensive in its treatment of criminal evidence law--covering all necessary areas, such as the forms of evidence, the hearsay rule and its exceptions, examination of witnesses, testimonial privileges, and the concepts of relevancy and materiality. The text also features criminal procedure material, including the exclusionary rule, searches and seizures, interrogations, and pretrial identification procedures. In addition, the book covers the development of evidence law as common law, the Federal Rules of... MORE
Section 1
Introduction
The Development of the Law
Sources of Law
Sources of Individual Rights
Rules of Evidence
The American Criminal Court System
Jurisdiction
The Federal Courts
The State Courts
Court Actors
Overview of the Criminal Process... MORE
Some Important Underlying Concepts
Burdens of Production and Proof
The Exclusionary Rule
Affirmative Defenses
Forms of Evidence
Types of Evidence
Direct and Circumstantial Evidence
Judicial Notice
Presumptions and Inferences
Stipulations
Section 2
An Introduction to the Fourth Amendment
Introduction
A Framework for Analyzing the Fourth Amendment
When a Search Occurs
Definition of Seizure
When a Search Is Reasonable: The Doctrine of Justification
Standing
Arrests and Searches With Warrants
Search and Arrest Warrant Components
Arrest Warrants
Search Warrants
Special Circumstances
Arrests and Searches Without Warrants
Warrantless Actions Based on Probable Cause
Warrantless Actions Based on Reasonable Suspicion
Warrantless Actions Based on Administrative Justification
Checkpoints
Warrantless Actions Based on Consent
Self-Incrimination, Confessions, and Identification Procedures
The Fifth Amendment and Self-Incrimination
Confessions
Identification Procedures
Section 3
Witness Competency, Credibility, and Impeachment Introduction
Witness Credibility
Examining Witnesses
Securing the Attendance of Witnesses
Types of Witnesses
How Witnesses Are Examined
Opinion Testimony
Testimonial Privileges
Privileges and Witness Competency
Privileged Communications
The Hearsay Rule and Its Exceptions
Introduction
Hearsay and the Sixth Amendment
Exemptions and Exceptions Distinguished
Hearsay Exceptions
Hearsay Procedure
How Different Types of Evidence Are Introduced
Authentication
Best Evidence Rule
Real/Physical Evidence
Demonstrative Evidence
Scientific Evidence
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