McCormick On Evidence, Ninth Edition

Description

Recognized as the foremost authority on evidence law today, McCormick on Evidence offers comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the rules and theory of evidence with a pragmatic approach. Key features include: Comprehensive coverage. Navigate the complexities of the Federal Rules of Evidence, as well as state law in jurisdictions not conforming to the federal rules. Insightful analysis. Accepted practice and theory, current and evolving issues, and leading caselaw. Character and similar-act evidence examined. Navigates the nuances of character and similar-act evidence in both civil and criminal contexts. Scientific evidence explained. The principles governing the admissibility of scientific evidence, along with a survey of major scientific tests or concepts encountered across disciplines such as physics, chemistry, psychology, and statistics. Hearsay examined. A thorough analysis of the hearsay rule as well as its relationship to the Confrontation Clause. Exploration of the challenges of technology. Explores the evidentiary problems of authentication caused by rapid developments in technology. Privileges explored. Investigates the complexities surrounding constitutional, common law, and statutory privileges. When there are specific questions of evidence for which a jurisdiction has no precedent, McCormick on Evidence provides the general theories and varying views from other jurisdictions you need to craft persuasive arguments. Echoing Dean McCormick’s original text, the Ninth Edition continues to provide a pragmatic approach to the law of evidence.