Evidence for Paralegals

This practical paperback has earned the respect of instructors nationwide as a concise and current examination of how evidentiary principles are applied in real-life situations. Building on the strong foundation of its predecessors, the Third Edition reflects important development sin the law And The rules. The authors draw on their own considerable experience in preparing and litigating cases: focusing on the practical application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, The text covers the full range of course topics, including gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, and researching written from a real-life perspective of actual practice in local, state, and federal court text goes beyond the interpretation of the rules to explain the application of the rules developed specifically for paralegal students with short case summaries, readable examples, marginal definitions of terms and cross-references To The Rules of Evidence, plus review questions and hypotheticals compact and accessible, The book covers key topics in less than 300 pages Recent revisions To The Federal Rules of Evidence highlight this edition: changes To The rules governing expert and lay testimony And The use of character evidence new rules which permit domestic and foreign business records to be admitted without a foundational witness case law that exemplifies the amended and new rules An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at http://www.aspenlawschool.com/marlowe_cummins4