Overview
Written for litigators, Practitioner’s Deskbook on Evidence provides a comprehensive analysis of the law of evidence and practice. Professor Emeritus of Law Martin A. Schwartz has expertise in both practice and academia that enables him to provide the broad perspective and insight that litigators need. The treatise focuses on the Federal Rules of Evidence and its interpretive case law that represent the prevailing evidence law in the United States. The discussions cover all facets of evidence law and practice, including relevance and unfair prejudice, hearsay and its exemptions and exceptions, the Confrontation Clause, direct examination, cross-examination, the various impeachment methods, real and illustrative evidence, and documentary and electronic evidence. The book uniquely combines both the law and practical aspects of evidence law. Included are large numbers of illustrations from, inter alia, recent decisions, famous trials, films, and novels that include, where appropriate, practical commentary covering aspects of various areas of evidence law.