Trial evidence /
Thomas A. Mauet and Warren D. Wolfson.
- 4th ed.
- Austin : Frederick, MD : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business ; Aspen Publishers, 2009.
- xxi, 483 p. : 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes index. Accompanied by: Teacher's manual (vi, 138 p. ; 28 cm.), c2009.
An advocacy approach to trial evidence -- The role and power of the trial judge : evidentiary objections before and during trial -- Opening statements -- Direct examination of witnesses : basic considerations -- Direct examination of witnesses : relevance -- Direct examination of witnesses : hearsay and non-hearsay -- Direct examination of witnesses: hearsay exceptions -- Direct examination of witnesses : policy exclusions and privileges -- Direct examination of experts -- Exhibits -- Judicial notice and presumptions -- Cross-examination and impeachment of lay and expert witnesses -- Redirect, recross, rebuttal, and surrebuttal -- Closing arguments.