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Admissibility Of Scientific Evidence And Expert Testimony: One Potato, Two Potato, Daubert, Frye, Lynn Mclain
Admissibility Of Scientific Evidence And Expert Testimony: One Potato, Two Potato, Daubert, Frye, Lynn Mclain
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This handout from a Maryland Judicial Institute presentation covers the Maryland Rules concerning expert testimony and the ways they differ from the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Out-Of-Court Statements: The Concentric Hoops Of The Hearsay Rule And The Confrontation Clause, Lynn Mclain
Out-Of-Court Statements: The Concentric Hoops Of The Hearsay Rule And The Confrontation Clause, Lynn Mclain
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This 44 page booklet created for the Maryland Judicial Institute outlines hearsay evidence, how hearsay overlaps with the Confrontation Clause, and the exceptions to hearsay under Maryland law.
The 'Double Feature' Of Hearsay And The Confrontation Clause, Plus Coming Attractions, Lynn Mclain
The 'Double Feature' Of Hearsay And The Confrontation Clause, Plus Coming Attractions, Lynn Mclain
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Class handout outlining the interaction between the evidence rule of hearsay and the Confrontation Clause of the Constitution.
Fact, Fiction And Proof In The 21st Century: Evidence And Credibility For Fact Finding By Administrative Law Judges, Lynn Mclain
Fact, Fiction And Proof In The 21st Century: Evidence And Credibility For Fact Finding By Administrative Law Judges, Lynn Mclain
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Handout from a panel at the NAALJ Annual Conference covering credibility.
Hearsay Law: Recent Developments In Maryland And In The Supreme Court, Lynn Mclain
Hearsay Law: Recent Developments In Maryland And In The Supreme Court, Lynn Mclain
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Handout from an Anne Arundel County Bar Association CLE class concerning then-recent developments in Maryland hearsay rules.
Expert Testimony And Scientific Evidence, Lynn Mclain
Expert Testimony And Scientific Evidence, Lynn Mclain
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Handout from a day-long lecture on expert and scientific testimony at the Maryland Judicial Institute.
Impeachment Of Witnesses: A Walking Tour, Lynn Mclain
Impeachment Of Witnesses: A Walking Tour, Lynn Mclain
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This handout from the Maryland State's Attorneys' Convention in 2003 summarizes the general methods of witness impeachment, who may be impeached, and impeachments by attacks on witnesses' character for truthfulness.
"Quick-Takes" On A Few Recent Decisions In Evidence Law ... And Rule 5-407, Lynn Mclain
"Quick-Takes" On A Few Recent Decisions In Evidence Law ... And Rule 5-407, Lynn Mclain
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Handout from the State and Local Government Law Institute covering recent (2003) Maryland evidence cases.
An Introduction To The Rules Of Evidence Applicable To Collection Cases In Maryland Trial Courts, Lynn Mclain
An Introduction To The Rules Of Evidence Applicable To Collection Cases In Maryland Trial Courts, Lynn Mclain
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This class handout introduces students to the basic concepts of evidence using examples and language from the Maryland Rules of Evidence.
Copyright Corner: The Adoption Of Ucita In Maryland, Harvey K. Morrell
Copyright Corner: The Adoption Of Ucita In Maryland, Harvey K. Morrell
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In the December 1999 issue of AALL Spectrum, Charles Cronin provided a fine overview of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) and its potential impact on libraries. As he indicated, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) offered UCITA to several state legislatures for consideration, with Maryland and Virginia vying to become the first state to enact it. Virginia, whose legislative session began a couple of months before Maryland’s and whose process did not allow much opposition, was first across the line. However, one amendment, included near the end of the process, delayed implementation of the …
Evidentiary Considerations In Civil Cases, Lynn Mclain
Evidentiary Considerations In Civil Cases, Lynn Mclain
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Handout from a presentation at the Maryland Judicial Institute outlining character evidence and providing the text of the applicable Rules.
Maryland's Adoption Of A Code Of Evidence, Lynn Mclain
Maryland's Adoption Of A Code Of Evidence, Lynn Mclain
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This short paper written just after the adoption of the Maryland Rules of Evidence explains the rules and the process it took to adapt the Federal Rules of Evidence for use in Maryland.
Maryland's First Evidence Code, Lynn Mclain
Maryland's First Evidence Code, Lynn Mclain
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This outline from a talk given by Professor McLain outlines the history of the rules of evidence Maryland has used and provides a quick summary of the then-new Title 5, the Maryland Rules of Evidence.