Criminal Evidence Principles and Cases

Name: Criminal Evidence Principles and Cases
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ISBN: 9780495599241

ISBN-10: 0495599247

ISBN-13: 9780495599241

Edition: 7th 2010

Authors: Thomas J. Gardner, Terry M. Anderson

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An essential text covering the key rules of evidence in criminal matters, as well their interpretations and applications. Comprehensive without being encyclopedic, this text includes many of the engaging features that popularized Gardner and Anderson's best-selling text CRIMINAL LAW.

Book details

List price: $279.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/30/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

Thomas J. Gardner is a proven author and widely respected practicing attorney with more than fifty years of experience, including several years as an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mr. Gardner received his law degree from Marquette Law School.

Terry M. Anderson is Professor of Law at Creighton University School of Law. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 and Juris Doctor degree in 1971 from the University of North Dakota, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and Case Editor of the North Dakota Law Review. After earning a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1972, he joined the Creighton law faculty. He teaches Contracts, Insurance, and Secured Transactions in Personal Property.




Introduction to Criminal Evidence



History and Development of the Law of Criminal Evidence



Important Aspects of the American Criminal Justice System



Using Evidence to Determine Guilt or Innocence



Direct and Circumstantial Evidence and the Use of Inferences



Witnesses and Their Testimony



Witnesses and the Testimony of Witnesses



Judicial Notice and Privileges of Witnesses



The Use of Hearsay in the Courtroom



Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule



When Evidence cannot be used Because of Police Mistakes or Misconduct



The Exclusionary Rule



Where the Exclusionary Rule Does Not Apply



Evidence is Admissible if Obtained During an Administrative Function Under the "Special Needs" of Government



Obtaining Statements and Confessions for Use as Evidence



The Law Governing Identification Evidence



Obtaining Physical and Other Evidence



Obtaining Evidence from Computers or by Use of Search Warrants, Wiretapping, or Dogs Trained to Indicate an Alert



Crime -Scene, Documentary, and Scientific Evidence



The Crime Scene, the Chain of Custody Requirement, and the Use of Fingerprints and Trace Evidence



Videotapes, Photographs, Documents, and Writings as Evidence



Scientific Evidences



Finding and Analyzing Cases



Sections of the U.S. Constitution



Federal Rules of Evidence


Glossary


Case


Index Subject


Index