Contents:
Introduction to evidence
The roles of judges, juries, and attorneys at trial
Relevance
Relevant but inadmissible : unfairly prejudicial evidence
Character and habit evidence
Other exclusions of relevant evidence : the quasi-privileges
The examination and impeachment of witnesses
Lay opinion evidence
Expert opinion evidence
Protecting the adversary system : the hearsay rule and the confrontation clause
Identifying non-hearsay purposes for out-ofcourt statements
The admissibility of testifying witnesses : out-of-court statements
The admissibility of out-of-court statements as party admissions
The admissibility of hearsay statements under Rule 803
Admissibility of hearsay statements under Rules 804 and 807
Shaping outcomes: burdens of proof, presumptions, and judicial notice
Privileges
Authentication, identification, and the "best evidence" rule
Review problems.