Criminal Evidence
- 12th Edition - August 12, 2014
- Imprint: Anderson
- Author: Jefferson L. Ingram
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 9 6 0 8 - 3
Criminal Evidence is a well-respected and trusted introduction to the rules of criminal evidence for criminal justice students and professionals. The first half of this book foll… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCriminal Evidence is a well-respected and trusted introduction to the rules of criminal evidence for criminal justice students and professionals. The first half of this book follows the Federal Rules of Evidence in its explanation of how evidence is collected, preserved, and presented in criminal court. The second half provides a selection of relevant criminal court cases that reinforce these basics and provide the context of how these rules are currently practiced. Readers will have an understanding of how concepts of evidence operate to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent.
Part of the John C. Klotter Justice Administration Legal Series, this twelfth edition provides many updates, new references to recent cases, and a current version of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Student aids include chapter outlines, key terms and concepts lists, a glossary, and a table of cases cited.
- Thoroughly revised, updated, and streamlined to include recent case law on evidence
- Each chapter includes outlines, key terms and concepts, and review questions to aid understanding
- Appendices include a helpful glossary; Federal Rules of Evidence as amended and effective through December 1, 2013; Table of Jurisdictions That Have Adopted Some System of Uniform Rules for Regulating the Admission and Exclusion of Evidence through 2014; and Table of Contents of the Uniform Rules of Evidence with 2005 Amendments
Students in the criminal justice field in Criminal Evidence, Introduction to Evidence, Criminal Investigation courses
Part I
History and Approach to Study
1. History and Development of Rules of Evidence
2. Approach to the Study of Criminal Evidence
Proof by Evidence and Substitutes
3. Burden of Proof
4. Proof via Evidence
5. Judicial Notice
6. Presumptions, Inferences, and Stipulations
General Admissibility Tests
7. Relevancy and Materiality
8. Competency of Evidence and Witnesses
Evidence via Witness Testimony
9. Examination of Witnesses
10. Privileges
11. Opinions and Expert Testimony
12. Hearsay Rule and Exceptions
Evidence via Documents and Real Evidence
13. Documentary Evidence
14. Real Evidence
15. Results of Examinations and Tests
Exclusion of Evidence on Constitutional Grounds
16. Evidence Unconstitutionally Obtained
Part II
Judicial Decisions Relating to Part I
Glossary
Appendix I: Federal Rules of Evidence for United States Courts and Magistrates
Appendix II: Table of Jurisdictions in which Uniform Rules of Evidence have been Adopted—2009
Appendix III: Table of Contents Uniform Rules of Evidence with 2005 Amendments
Table of Cases
- Edition: 12
- Published: August 12, 2014
- Imprint: Anderson
- No. of pages: 1016
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780323296083
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Jefferson L. Ingram
Jefferson L. Ingram is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Dayton. He has a B.S. in secondary education, a M.A. in history, and a Juris Doctor. He is a member of the Ohio Bar, Florida Bar, Bar of the federal courts for the Southern District of Ohio, and a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Dayton, OH, USA