Wigmore on Evidence Set, Fourth Edition - 0316939706 - 9780316939706

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by: Arthur Best
December 1995, ISBN 0316939706
ISBN 13: 9780316939706
10933 pp. Hardcover

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Wigmore's great work continues to influence the law of evidence as we move into the 21st century. From doctrinal considerations such as the nature of inference and the exclusionary rules to case analysis involving such up-to-the-minute controversies as DNA "fingerprinting" and patient-psychotherapist privilege, this annually supplemented masterwork continues to provide authoritative guidance again and again. With the most comprehensive coverage you'll find anywhere, Wigmore on Evidence encompasses all this and more:

Admissibility

Relevancy

Circumstantial evidence

Character or disposition as evidence

Opportunity

Alibi

Proving capacity, design, or intent

Proving knowledge, belief, or consciousness

Proving motive, feeling, or passion

Proving identity

Mental derangement or immaturity

Moral depravity

Testimonial recollection

Confessions

Impeachment

Proving bias, corruption, or interest

Contradiction and self-contradiction

Rehabilitation

The hearsay rule and its exceptions

Opinions

Authentication of documents

Privilege

Confidential communications

Burdens and presumptions.