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Mercer Law Review

2014

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Trial Practice And Procedure, Brandon L. Peak, Tedra C. Hobson, Mary K. Weeks, Anna W. Howard, Morgan E. Duncan, Joseph M. Colwell Dec 2014

Trial Practice And Procedure, Brandon L. Peak, Tedra C. Hobson, Mary K. Weeks, Anna W. Howard, Morgan E. Duncan, Joseph M. Colwell

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This Article addresses several significant cases and legislation of interest to the Georgia civil trial practitioner that occurred during the survey period of this publication.


Evidence, W. Randall Bassett, Simon A. Rodell, Dmitry M. Epstein Jul 2014

Evidence, W. Randall Bassett, Simon A. Rodell, Dmitry M. Epstein

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The 2013 term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit saw a number of precedential opinions dealing with a wide variety of evidentiary issues. Of particular interest to prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys are two Eleventh Circuit decisions applying the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause and a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision dealing with the Fifth Amendment's' right against self-incrimination as applied to psychiatric evidence. A number of published Eleventh Circuit decisions involved non-constitutional issues under the Federal Rules of Evidence, including balancing probative value against prejudicial effect under Rule 403, authentication of audio and video …


Trial Practice And Procedure, John O'Shea Sullivan, Ashby K. Fox, Tala Amirfazli Jul 2014

Trial Practice And Procedure, John O'Shea Sullivan, Ashby K. Fox, Tala Amirfazli

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The 2013 survey period yielded noteworthy decisions relating to federal trial practice and procedure in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, several of which involved issues of first impression. This Article analyzes recent developments in the Eleventh Circuit, including significant rulings in the areas of statutory interpretation, subject matter jurisdiction, arbitration, and civil procedure.