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The Collision Between New Discovery Amendments And Expert Testimony Rules, Paul F. Rothstein
The Collision Between New Discovery Amendments And Expert Testimony Rules, Paul F. Rothstein
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The young litigator's nightmare was always the same. He was in medieval Europe, ready to engage in a sword fight with the expert swordsman representing his arch rival. After countless hours of preparation, he felt confident that he would be able to hold his own against the swordsman. But when the swordsman drew his lengthy rapier from its sheath, the young attorney pulled only a short dagger from his scabbard. Realizing that he was doomed to defeat, he tossed his dagger into the air and ran from the scene with the laughter of the onlookers ringing in his ears.
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The Federal Rules Of Evidence: Six Years After, Paul F. Rothstein
The Federal Rules Of Evidence: Six Years After, Paul F. Rothstein
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The Federal Rules of Evidence have been in effect since 1975. Six years of experience is not much time in which to assess such a complex and important body of law. Nevertheless, there is now some "evidence" of the impact of the Federal Rules on the various states and circuits.
The Rules do seem to have proved successful enough to stimulate widespread imitation. Approximately half the states in the United States have or will very shortly have evidence codes patterned substantially on the Rules, even down to their numbers. Many of the remaining states (e.g., Iowa, Illinois, and Pennsylvania) have …