U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

NCJRS Virtual Library

The Virtual Library houses over 235,000 criminal justice resources, including all known OJP works.
Click here to search the NCJRS Virtual Library

EVIDENCE HANDBOOK. 3D ED.

NCJ Number
32300
Author(s)
R L DONIGAN; E C FISHER; R H REEDER; R N WILLIAMS
Date Published
1975
Length
275 pages
Annotation
CASE LAW AND OTHER REFERENCE SOURCES ARE CITED IN THIS DISCUSSION OF THE RULES AND PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE ADMISSIBILITY FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE COVERED: ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE; JUDICIAL NOTICE, PRESUMPTIONS, INFERENCES, AND BUREAU OF PROOF; THE HEARSAY RULE AND ITS EXCEPTIONS; DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE, WRITTEN MEMORANDA, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND RECORDINGS; THE CORPUS DELICTI; OPINION EVIDENCE; CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE; EVIDENTIARY PRIVILEGES; AND WITNESSES. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A COPY OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE AND AN INDEX.