| Summaries and Customer Reviews are supplied by Amazon.com | <p> The #1 study guide for Evidence is now in its <b>Seventh Edition</b>. <b> Examples & Explanations: Evidence</b> is the go-to resource for any student struggling to understand the concepts and rules of evidence as described in their casebook. The <i>Examples & Explanations</i> pedagogy encourages students to read the text carefully, apply what they have learned, and test their understanding of the material. </p> <p> <b>A leader in its field, <i>Examples & Explanations: Evidence</i> features:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>clear and concise introductions</b> to the concepts and Rules of Evidence </li> <li> <b>examples with questions</b> that start out simply and gradually build in complexity </li> <li> <b>thorough explanations of how to analyze the questions</b> in the examples </li> <li> <b>a "plain language" version of the Federal Rules of Evidence</b>, complete with new amendments to the Rules </li> <li> <b>generous use of visual aids</b>—tables and charts—that illustrate key concepts </li> </ul> <p> <b>Still fewer than 350 pages, the Seventh Edition includes:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>discussion of <i>Giles v. California</i>, concerning Hearsay and the Confrontation Clause </b> </li> <li> <b>analysis of newly-adopted Rule 502</b>, regarding inadvertent waiver of the attorney-client privilege, with a plain-language explanation in the Appendix </li> <li> <b>a flow chart</b> that illustrates the proper sequence of analysis for relevance and hearsay exclusions & exceptions as applied to an out-of-court statement </li> <li> <b>a new chart</b> that illustrates <b>character evidence with regard to the propensity inference</b> </li> </ul> <p> <b>Examples & Explanations: Evidence, Seventh Edition</b>, is a current and time-proven resource that you can recommend to your students with confidence. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> | Average Customer Rating: this book is decent, and i would recommend supplementing it with something else Does a great job with everything except hearsay, which, let's face it, is probably the most important topic of Evidence. Evidence Never used an appendix like I do with this book!Use it with your EZ rules and then do flashcards to see if you get it! Be self-taught when you don't get your teacher's style and you need to pass Evidence! | |