Criminal evidence: principles and cases. /
Gardner, Thomas J.
Criminal evidence: principles and cases. / Thomas J.Gardner & Terry M. Andrson - 7th ed. - Australia: Cengage Learning, 2010. - xxx,458p.: ills, 25cm.
Include index.
Contents: Introduction to criminal evidence: History and development of the Law of criminal evidence -- Important aspects of the American criminal evidence justice system -- using evidence to determine guilt or innocence -- Direct and circumstantial evidence and the use of inferences -- Witnesses and their testimony: Witnesses and he testimony of witnesses -- Judicial notice, privileges of witnesses and shield laws -- The Use of hearsay in the court room -- Exceptions to the hearsay rule -- When evidence cannot be used because of police mistake or misconduct: The Exclusionary rule -- Where the exclusionary rule does not apply -- Evidence is admissible if obtained during an administrative function under the "special needs" of government -- Obtaining statements and confessions for use as evidence -- The Law governing identification evidence -- Obtaining physical and other evidence -- Crime- scene, documentary and scientific evidence: The Crime scene, the chain of custody requirement and the use of fingerprints and trace evidence -- Videotapes, photographs, documents and writings as evidence -- Scientific evidence
9780495599289
law
KF9660.G368
Criminal evidence: principles and cases. / Thomas J.Gardner & Terry M. Andrson - 7th ed. - Australia: Cengage Learning, 2010. - xxx,458p.: ills, 25cm.
Include index.
Contents: Introduction to criminal evidence: History and development of the Law of criminal evidence -- Important aspects of the American criminal evidence justice system -- using evidence to determine guilt or innocence -- Direct and circumstantial evidence and the use of inferences -- Witnesses and their testimony: Witnesses and he testimony of witnesses -- Judicial notice, privileges of witnesses and shield laws -- The Use of hearsay in the court room -- Exceptions to the hearsay rule -- When evidence cannot be used because of police mistake or misconduct: The Exclusionary rule -- Where the exclusionary rule does not apply -- Evidence is admissible if obtained during an administrative function under the "special needs" of government -- Obtaining statements and confessions for use as evidence -- The Law governing identification evidence -- Obtaining physical and other evidence -- Crime- scene, documentary and scientific evidence: The Crime scene, the chain of custody requirement and the use of fingerprints and trace evidence -- Videotapes, photographs, documents and writings as evidence -- Scientific evidence
9780495599289
law
KF9660.G368