Evidence: Cases, Commentary, and Problems [Hardcover]

David Alan Sklansky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2003 | ISBN-10: 0735527563 | ISBN-13: 978-0735527560

Evidence: Cases, Commentary, and Problems, Second Edition, offers a dynamic blend of pedagogy but tips the scales in favor of using carefully chosen and edited cases to present central concepts and issues of contemporary debate in evidence law.

With a structure that reflects the utility of the Federal Rules of Evidence as a teaching tool, Evidence: Cases, Commentary, and Problems, Second Edition, provides:
succinct yet complete coverage
cases that illustrate central concepts and controversies of evidence law
excerpts from congressional reports and floor debates

selected materials from treatises and law review articles

relevant portions of the legislative history of the Rules, particularly from the Advisory Committee Notes

a mix of hypotheticals and problems based on real cases

full coverage of traditional evidence topics, plus cutting-edge issues of emerging debate

an overview, in Chapter One, of the role of judicial opinions, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Legislative History of the Rules
a complete teaching package that includes:

an available annual statutory supplement

an extensive Teacher s Manual that includes discussion of both federal and California law

PowerPoint slides

a new DVD featuring movie and television clips that illustrate key concepts and issues at debate in evidence law

New to the Second Edition:
a revised and reorganized Hearsay chapter that reflects the Supreme Court s new understanding of the Confrontation Clause

updated coverage of expert testimony and scientific evidence
new problems, cases, and editorial material throughout.

Evidence Cases, Commentary, and Problems, Second Edition, is part of a complete teaching package that includes an annual statutory supplement, detailed Teacher s Manual, PowerPoint, author website, and now an exciting new teaching tool a DVD of illustrative movie and TV clips that will energize and fuel class discussion.

DVD Clips Include:

Adam's Rib Anatomy of a Murder
I Love Lucy
In the Name of the Father
Intolerable Cruelty
Jagged Edge
Judge Dredd
Knock on Any Door
Kramer vs. Kramer
Miracle on 34th Street
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mutiny on the Bounty
My Cousin Vinny
Peyton Place
Presumed Innocent
The Rockford Files
Roxie Hart
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
To Kill a Mockingbird The Verdict
Young Mr. Lincoln

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 713 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735527563
• ISBN-13: 978-0735527560
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,253,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb casebook, November 15, 2009

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This review is from: Evidence: Cases, Commentary, and Problems (Hardcover)

Absolutely superb casebook, distinguishable from most by its extremely tight editing of the cases and its clear description of the development of the law.

As to the editing of the cases, I have never seen a casebook that on the one hand cuts down the opinions to manageable size so well - sometimes condensing the opinions to a page or so - and yet maintains the clarity and force of the original. Some casebooks include a mass of irrelevant detail in their excerpts on the one hand, or edit out key features of the opinion on the other.

As to the description of the law, highlights include an excellent description of probability and its use (had the participants in the trial in McDaniel v. Brown read that chapter, much wasteful litigation and appeal could have been avoided). The historical discussion is also excellent.

In conclusion, this collection does a terrific job of concisely and entertainingly highlighting the development of evidence law from the trial of Sir Raleigh Scott to modern developments in Bayes theorem.

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Casebook, February 7, 2009

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The cases are edited so that they are concise and clearly explain the legal rule or test. Problem sets are interspersed throughout the chapters. Overall a good casebook for a difficult legal subject.

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5.0 out of 5 stars good service, February 10, 2009

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good service as well as product. The product was delivered on time, which satisfied me for a rush to the new semester.