TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gardner, Thomas J.
AU  - Anderson, Terry M. 
TI  - Criminal evidence: principles and cases. 
SN  - 9780495599289
AV  - KF9660.G368 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Australia: 
PB  - Cengage Learning, 
KW  - law
N1  - 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
ER  -