A Student's Guide to Trial Objections


Book Description

This guide is a quick reference to the various ways in which the courts have translated the text of the Federal Rules of Evidence. It is useful for students enrolled in trial practice courses and clinics and is also helpful as an adjunct reference for students taking basic and advanced evidence courses.




A Student's Guide to Trial Objections


Book Description

This guide is a quick reference to various ways in which the courts have translated the text of the Federal Rules of Evidence. It is useful for students enrolled in trial practice courses and clinics and is also helpful as an adjunct reference for students taking basic and advanced evidence courses. The 2018 edition includes dozens of recent civil and criminal cases from all of the federal circuits and includes the recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence with respect to Ancient Documents and Self-Authenticating Evidence effective December 1, 2017.




Federal Trial Objections Reference Card


Book Description

Make objections with speed and confidence. At just four panels, this reference card provides a compact guide to an extensive list of objections, ranging from hearsay to confrontation clause issues, categorized into sections for easy subject reference. Sydney Beckman has paired each objection with the supporting rules of evidence or procedure. Students and trial attorneys alike will find this card an invaluable reference, whether in court, as a study guide, or as a trial preparation tool.




Objections at Trial


Book Description

Objections at Trial is a complete reference guide that travels easily to the courtroom or classroom. This invaluable handbook bridges the gap between knowing the rules of evidence and applying them in a judicial setting—and clearly identifies what proposed evidence is subject to exclusion by objection. The Ninth Edition includes all changes in the Federal Rules of Evidence though December 1, 2019. Also available as an eBook, Objections at Trial provides the reader—judge, lawyer, or law student—with a primer on the fine art of making effective objections to inadmissible evidence.




Evidence Law


Book Description

Written from an advocate's perspective, this guide introduces how the courtroom operates and offers a glimpse into the environment that influences these rulings. Major cases and doctrines are discussed. Examples are given to develop a feel for the context in which a particular evidence problem might arise-and for the language lawyers and judges use to resolve it. Also explores the rationale and purpose behind each rule.




Winning Objections


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The soft-cover, 200+page guidebook is printed in gorgeous full color, providing nine chapters of non-stop objection resources. Inside, you'll find hundreds of transcripts, examples, and pro tips for making and defending against every kind of objection. It's the perfect size for tossing in your bag on the way to practice or referencing a cheat sheet at counsel table during trial.For attorneys who are new to objecting, the book teaches all of the basics, from relevance and hearsay to character evidence and expert opinions. For more advanced trial advocates, the book contains explanations of everything from "extrinsic evidence" to "forfeiture by wrongdoing," plus pro tips from former national champions and practicing trial attorneys that you can use at the highest levels of competition -- or, one day, at your first real trial.Whether you're new to mock trial or beginning your career as a practicing attorney, this guidebook will keep you two steps ahead of your opponents.




Federal Trial Objections Reference Card


Book Description

This handy reference card offers the student or trial attorney a quick reference to federal trial objections. Sydney Beckman has put together an extensive list of objections, ranging from hearsay to confrontation clause issues, categorized into sections for easy subject reference. Each objection is paired with the supporting rules of evidence or procedure. This card is an invaluable in-court reference, study guide, and trial preparation tool.




Objection, Your Honor!


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The Pocket Guide to Common Trial Objections and Evidentiary Foundations


Book Description

The Pocket Guide to Common Trial Objections & Evidentiary Foundations (6" x 9") was designed to be brought to court and be at your side in the office. This guide includes a 15-page section on making and responding to common objections (including a list of over 60 common trial objections) and over 60 pages on evidentiary foundations and impeachment (including 25 examples of foundations for introducing physical, electronic, hearsay, and social media evidence, as well as a brief discussion on differing standards for authenticating digital evidence. There are also 30 cartoons with original captions on evidence, negotiation, and ADR to make you smile. The author is a former Detroit criminal trial lawyer, a full-time law professor for 45 years, and a professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii for 40 years. Come visit! He has taught evidence since 1981 and has been the Director, and now Co-Director, of the Law School's Clinical Program since 1978. He has been a member of the Hawaii Supreme Court's Standing Committee on the Rules of Evidence since 1993.