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United States V. Payner, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
United States V. Payner, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Supreme Court Case Files
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The Defendant's Right To Independent Analysis Of The Breathalyzer Ampoule: The Probable Virginia Response, Anita L. Zuckerman
The Defendant's Right To Independent Analysis Of The Breathalyzer Ampoule: The Probable Virginia Response, Anita L. Zuckerman
William & Mary Law Review
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The Admissibility Of Evaluative Reports Under Federal Rule Of Evidence 803(8), Kimberly K. Greene
The Admissibility Of Evaluative Reports Under Federal Rule Of Evidence 803(8), Kimberly K. Greene
Kentucky Law Journal
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Parent-Child Privilege: Constitutional Right Or Specious Analogy?, Donald Cofer
Parent-Child Privilege: Constitutional Right Or Specious Analogy?, Donald Cofer
Seattle University Law Review
To avoid reaching incorrect verdicts as a result of insufficient evidence, courts generally require witnesses to testify to all relevant facts within their knowledge. Two important exceptions to this general rule, incompetency and privilege, rest on very different rationales. Developed at common law to exclude unreliable evidence, rules of competency disqualify certain untrustworthy witnesses from testifying. To promote extrinsic public policies, however, privileges excuse competent witnesses from providing what may be highly probative and reliable evidence. In the past decade there have been calls for legislative or judicial recognition of a parent-child privilege, similar to the marital privilege, that would …
Character Evidence, Paul C. Giannelli