With a structure that reflects the utility of the Federal Rules of Evidence as a teaching tool, Evidence: Cases, Commentary, and Problems, Second Edition, provides:

* succinct yet complete coverage
* cases that illustrate central concepts and controversies of evidence law
* excerpts from congressional reports and floor debates
* selected materials from treatises and law review articles
* relevant portions of the legislative history of the Rules, particularly from the Advisory Committee Notes
* a mix of hypotheticals and problems based on real cases
* full coverage of traditional evidence topics, plus cutting-edge issues of emerging debate
* an overview, in Chapter One, of the role of judicial opinions, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Legislative History of the Rules

New to the Second Edition:

* a revised and reorganized Hearsay chapter that reflects the Supreme CourtÂ’s new understanding of the Confrontation Clause
* updated coverage of expert testimony and scientific evidence
* new problems, cases, and editorial material throughout.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Evidence Law
Chapter 2. Relevance
Chapter 3. Hearsay
Chapter 4. Character Evidence
Chapter 5. Other Forbidden Inferences
Chapter 6. Trial Mechanics
Chapter 7. Impeachment and Rehabilitation
Chapter 8. Competence
Chapter 9. Opinions, Experts, and Scientific Evidence
Chapter 10. Privileges
Chapter 11. Physical Evidence
Chapter 12. Burdens, Presumptions, and Judicial Notice

Table of Cases
Index

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