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Now You See It, Now You Don't; A Georgia Perspective On Spoliation Of Evidence, Brooks Morel Dec 2000

Now You See It, Now You Don't; A Georgia Perspective On Spoliation Of Evidence, Brooks Morel

Georgia State University Law Review

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The New "Necessity Exception" To The Hearsay Rule In Georgia: A New Rule Of Inclusion?, Paul Vignos Mar 2000

The New "Necessity Exception" To The Hearsay Rule In Georgia: A New Rule Of Inclusion?, Paul Vignos

Georgia State University Law Review

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The Problem Of Using Hearsay In Domestic Violence Cases: Is A New Exception The Answer?, Neal A. Hudders Feb 2000

The Problem Of Using Hearsay In Domestic Violence Cases: Is A New Exception The Answer?, Neal A. Hudders

Duke Law Journal

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Fishing For The Smoking Gun, Y. Daphne Coelho-Adam Jan 2000

Fishing For The Smoking Gun, Y. Daphne Coelho-Adam

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Industry-wide tort litigation, such as tobacco and gun litigation, poses a new problem for extraterritorial discovery. These suits allege conspiracies on the part of the tobacco and gun industries to conceal the dangers of their products from the public. Much of the evidence needed to prove the industries' knowledge is in their possession. These industries are international with companies located in the United Kingdom. Under U.S. discovery law the evidence is discoverable, but such is not the case under British discovery law. Therefore, the evidence and witnesses located in the United Kingdom are outside the grasp of U.S. plaintiffs. The …


Insurance-Weight Of Evidence-Construction Of Policy-Proximate Cause Jan 2000

Insurance-Weight Of Evidence-Construction Of Policy-Proximate Cause

Indiana Law Journal

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Polygraph Evidence: Where Are We Now, Michael J. Ligons Jan 2000

Polygraph Evidence: Where Are We Now, Michael J. Ligons

Missouri Law Review

Polygraph evidence has been the pariah of the courtroom since the adoption of the "general acceptance" test for the admission of scientific evidence in Frye v. United States.' While the Frye court's decision to exclude lie detector evidence was correctly based upon the state of polygraph technology at that time, many courts have subsequently failed to recognize the many advances in polygraphy and have excluded test results without further consideration.2 Indeed, polygraph evidence seems to be considered by courts, in practice if not in actual theory, to be sui generis. Recent trends toward the recognition of polygraph evidence as having …


Kumho Tire Co. V. Carmichael: The Supreme Court Follows Up On The Daubert Test, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 2000

Kumho Tire Co. V. Carmichael: The Supreme Court Follows Up On The Daubert Test, Martin A. Schwartz

Touro Law Review

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Vehicle Searches – The Automobile Exception: The Constitutional Ride From Carroll V. United States To Wyoming V. Houghton, Martin L. O'Connor Jan 2000

Vehicle Searches – The Automobile Exception: The Constitutional Ride From Carroll V. United States To Wyoming V. Houghton, Martin L. O'Connor

Touro Law Review

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Reply Essay: How Good Is Good Enough: Expert Evidence Under DauberT And Kumho, David L. Faigman, David H. Kaye, Michael J. Saks, Joseph Sanders Jan 2000

Reply Essay: How Good Is Good Enough: Expert Evidence Under DauberT And Kumho, David L. Faigman, David H. Kaye, Michael J. Saks, Joseph Sanders

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Reply Essay: A Final Comment--The Importance Of The Procedural Framework, Edward J. Imwinkelried Jan 2000

Reply Essay: A Final Comment--The Importance Of The Procedural Framework, Edward J. Imwinkelried

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Prosecutor's Duty To Disclose Exculpatory Evidence, Lisa M. Kurcias Jan 2000

Prosecutor's Duty To Disclose Exculpatory Evidence, Lisa M. Kurcias

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


When Science Is Too Daunting: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Federal Courts, And The Struggling Spirit Of Daubert, Carl H. Johnson Jan 2000

When Science Is Too Daunting: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Federal Courts, And The Struggling Spirit Of Daubert, Carl H. Johnson

Villanova Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.