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Evidence

2000

Selected Works

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Roman And Canonical Roots Of Hearsay Doctrine, Frank Herrmann Dec 1999

Roman And Canonical Roots Of Hearsay Doctrine, Frank Herrmann

Frank R. Herrmann, S.J.

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A Continental Rule Against Hearsay, Frank Herrmann Dec 1999

A Continental Rule Against Hearsay, Frank Herrmann

Frank R. Herrmann, S.J.

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The Harvest, Louise Harmon Dec 1999

The Harvest, Louise Harmon

Louise Harmon

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5. Child Witnesses And The Oath: Empirical Evidence., Thomas D. Lyon Dec 1999

5. Child Witnesses And The Oath: Empirical Evidence., Thomas D. Lyon

Thomas D. Lyon

In Commonwealth v. Corbett, the defendant was charged with sexually assaulting a five-year-old child. As in most cases of sexual abuse, the child was the only witness to the abuse, and the prosecution viewed her testimony as essential. However, before the prosecutor could present the child's testimony to the jury, it was necessary to qualify her for the oath. Most courts require that child witnesses have some understanding of the difference between the truth and lies and the importance of telling the truth, and Massachusetts is no exception. A child who fails the qualifying questions is considered testimonially incompetent, and …

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Malexandertalet: Ett Tal - Två Situationer, Matilda Arvidsson Dec 1999

Malexandertalet: Ett Tal - Två Situationer, Matilda Arvidsson

Dr Matilda Arvidsson

In this article the court speech delivered by the "Malexander widow", Anneli Ljungberg, is analysed in terms of Lloyd Bitzers "rhetorical situation" and found to work within two different and simultaneous rhetorical situations. Thus, the article shows how a court speech might break with rhetorical conventions of one rhetorical situation because of the conventions governing the other and simultaneously ongoing rhetorical situation.

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