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A Hedgehog On The Witness Stand-What's The Big Idea?: The Challenges Of Using Daubert To Assess Social Science And Nonscientific Testimony, Maxine D. Goodman
A Hedgehog On The Witness Stand-What's The Big Idea?: The Challenges Of Using Daubert To Assess Social Science And Nonscientific Testimony, Maxine D. Goodman
American University Law Review
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Procuring The Right To An Unfair Trial: Federal Rule Of Evidence 804(B)(6) And The Due Process Implications Of The Rule's Failure To Require Standards Of Reliability For Admissible Evidence, Kelly Rutan
American University Law Review
This Comment argues that though the doctrine of forfeiture by wrongdoing allows a court to forfeit both a defendant’s right to object to the admission of hearsay statements and the right of confrontation, the current state of the law requires all out-of-court statements admitted under Rule 804(b)(6) to possess some level of reliability in order to satisfy due process. Part I of this Comment discusses the doctrine of forfeiture by wrongdoing, the courts’ treatment of this principle prior to 1997, and its codification into the Federal Rules of Evidence. Part II looks at Confrontation Clause issues unique to hearsay exceptions …
Classical Rhetoric, Practical Reasoning, And The Law Of Evidence , Eileen A. Scallen
Classical Rhetoric, Practical Reasoning, And The Law Of Evidence , Eileen A. Scallen
American University Law Review
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