Pennsylvania Evidence Courtroom Manual

by A. J. Stephani, Glen Weissenberger

Overview

This convenient manual offers judges and practitioners many trial-tested features that not only provide fast, accurate information for evidentiary questions, but also guide you to the underlying authorities and secondary sources.

Pennsylvania Evidence Courtroom Manual follows the popular format and features of Glen Weissenberger’s well-known treatise, Federal Evidence, and his many other courtroom manuals. Together, Weissenberger’s treatise and courtroom manuals have been cited by state and federal courts on hundreds of occasions, so you can trust that Pennsylvania Evidence Courtroom Manual provides authoritative commentary and analysis.

Pennsylvania Evidence Courtroom Manual includes many convenient features ideal for courtroom application, including:

•  Summary of relevant statutes and case law
•  Concise, authoritative commentary and analysis
•  Explanation of current trends and developments
•  Illustrative examples
•  Practice tips
•  Comparisons to Federal Rules of Evidence
•  Constitutional considerations
•  Additional authority for expanding your research
•  Text of applicable statutes

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781522134282
Publisher:	LexisNexis
Publication date:	11/03/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

Table of Contents

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
II. JUDICIAL NOTICE
III. PRESUMPTIONS
IV. RELEVANCE AND ITS LIMITS
V. PRIVILEGES
VI. WITNESSES
VII. OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY
VIII. HEARSAY
IX. AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
X. CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS
APPENDIX Comments of Ad Hoc Committee on Evidence  to the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence  [including revisions effective April 1, 2014]
PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF EVIDENCE