Author Description

Of Rule-Making and Amendment Process -- Federal Rules of Evidence -- General Provisions -- Judicial Notice -- Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings -- Relevancy and Its Limits -- Privileges -- Witnesses -- Opinions and Expert Testimony -- Hearsay -- Authentication and Identification -- Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs -- Miscellaneous Rules -- Amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence Proposed but Pending Adoption -- Federal Rules of Evidence Adopted by the United States Supreme Court but not Adopted by Congress -- California Evidence Code -- Preliminary Provisions and Construction -- Words and Phrases Defined -- General Provisions -- Judicial Notice -- Burden of Proof; Burden of Producing Evidence; Presumptions and Inferences -- Witnesses -- Opinion Testimony and Scientific Evidence -- Privileges -- Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies -- Hearsay Evidence -- Writings -- Case Supplement -- Categorical Rules of Exclusion -- Rules of Admissibility in Non-Jury Cases -- Should the Rules of Evidence Be Modified for Civil Non-Jury Trials? / Peter L. Murray, John C. Sheldon -- Evidence of Character -- Wilson v. State -- Competency, Examination, and Credibility of Witnesses -- Evidence and Legal Ethics -- Trial Lawyers' Ethics / Peter L. Murray -- Privileges -- United States v. Hayes.