Trial Hearsay: Objections and Exceptions

Only after a certain amount of trial experience and our career is well under way we look back and realize the most important course we took in law school was evidence. The principles of evidence are frequently not clearly recognizable in the courtroom because they are the result of "instinctively" knowing which principles apply. The hearsay rules and situations involving their application can be anticipated in advance. Therefore, refer to this book before entering the courtroom and it will provide you a solid foundation for making objections at trial. Moreover, it will also prove an invaluable resource to use as a starting point for research and preparation of trial briefs on the evidentiary issues. This supplement provides ammunition to help you maximize use of hearsay rules in the courtroom. Current and up-to-date authorities and tactical areas have been heavily addressed in a format that provides you rapid access where accuracy and speed are at a premium. Specific examples include: * Utilizing Rule 403 for excited utterances, with offer of proof, with Rule 401, with impending death and more... *When representing a corporation, how to handle corporate employee involvement * How to utilize an offer of proof with hearsay statements * The danger in making "continuous objections" and how to handle * Inadmissible evidence: Handling the expert's * How to get Dun and Bradstreet reports into evidence * Arguing against privilege as a grounds of unavailability * Up-to-date cases dealing with various rules and more..... You should find this supplement a valuable source of new materials and ideas.