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The Problem Of Similar Fact Evidence, C. R. Williams May 1979

The Problem Of Similar Fact Evidence, C. R. Williams

Dalhousie Law Journal

Similar fact evidence raises in a particularly acute form the conflict between two competing principles in the law of evidence. On the one hand, the principle that evidence of high probative value ought to be admitted. On the other, the principle that in criminal trials evidence possessing a significant potential for prejudice ought, in the interests of fairness, to be excluded. The expression "similar fact evidence" is here used broadly to refer to all evidence which shows that on some other occasion the accused acted in a way more or less similar to the way in which the prosecution alleges …


Burdening The Fifth Amendment: Toward A Presumptive Barrier Theory, Mark Berger Apr 1979

Burdening The Fifth Amendment: Toward A Presumptive Barrier Theory, Mark Berger

Faculty Works

Judging how heavily the state may burden the decision to exercise or forego the fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination is a concededly problematic undertaking. Nevertheless, the formulation of a standard is essential to ensure principled decision making. Unfortunately, however, the Supreme Court has thus far avoided the task. The decisions from the Warren era suggest in very broad language that any burden on the exercise of the right to remain silent is forbidden, while more recent rulings have barred only those penalties automatically imposed for assertions of the privilege. Neither extreme, however, represents a satisfactory resolution of the conflicting interests …


Xi. Evidence Mar 1979

Xi. Evidence

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Coconspirator's Statement: Evaluating Preliminary Questions Of Admissibility Under Rule 801(D)(2)(E)., William S. Sessions, Betsy Hall Mar 1979

The Coconspirator's Statement: Evaluating Preliminary Questions Of Admissibility Under Rule 801(D)(2)(E)., William S. Sessions, Betsy Hall

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.


Survey Of Developments In West Virginia Law: 1978 Feb 1979

Survey Of Developments In West Virginia Law: 1978

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Foreword: Illinois Evidence - The Question Of Codification, John Powers Crowley Honorable Jan 1979

Foreword: Illinois Evidence - The Question Of Codification, John Powers Crowley Honorable

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Judicial Intervention In Evidence, Iris Borin Schifeling Jan 1979

Judicial Intervention In Evidence, Iris Borin Schifeling

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Present Sense Impressions: An Analysis And A Proposal, Teree E. Foster Jan 1979

Present Sense Impressions: An Analysis And A Proposal, Teree E. Foster

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Prior Inconsistent Statement: The Illinois Law And The Art, Leroy J. Tornquist Jan 1979

The Prior Inconsistent Statement: The Illinois Law And The Art, Leroy J. Tornquist

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Doctor As Witness: Statements For Purposes Of Medical Diagnosis Or Treatment, William H. Theis Jan 1979

The Doctor As Witness: Statements For Purposes Of Medical Diagnosis Or Treatment, William H. Theis

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Expert Testimony In Illinois, Andrew D. Eichner Jan 1979

Expert Testimony In Illinois, Andrew D. Eichner

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Privileges For Confidential Commuications In Illinois: Attorney-Client And Husband-Wife, Sara Elwood Cook Jan 1979

Privileges For Confidential Commuications In Illinois: Attorney-Client And Husband-Wife, Sara Elwood Cook

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Psychiatrist-Patient Privilege In Illinois, Robert Herst Jan 1979

The Psychiatrist-Patient Privilege In Illinois, Robert Herst

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Residual Exception To The Hearsay Rule, David M. Weiner Jan 1979

Residual Exception To The Hearsay Rule, David M. Weiner

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Impeachment By Past Conviction: What Hath Montgomery Wrought?, Robert G. Spector Jan 1979

Impeachment By Past Conviction: What Hath Montgomery Wrought?, Robert G. Spector

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Parent-Child Privilege: Constitutional Right Or Specious Analogy?, Donald Cofer Jan 1979

Parent-Child Privilege: Constitutional Right Or Specious Analogy?, Donald Cofer

Seattle University Law Review

To avoid reaching incorrect verdicts as a result of insufficient evidence, courts generally require witnesses to testify to all relevant facts within their knowledge. Two important exceptions to this general rule, incompetency and privilege, rest on very different rationales. Developed at common law to exclude unreliable evidence, rules of competency disqualify certain untrustworthy witnesses from testifying. To promote extrinsic public policies, however, privileges excuse competent witnesses from providing what may be highly probative and reliable evidence. In the past decade there have been calls for legislative or judicial recognition of a parent-child privilege, similar to the marital privilege, that would …


The Psychologist As Expert Witness: Science In The Courtroom? Jan 1979

The Psychologist As Expert Witness: Science In The Courtroom?

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Character Evidence, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1979

Character Evidence, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Admissibility Of Evaluative Reports Under Federal Rule Of Evidence 803(8), Kimberly K. Greene Jan 1979

The Admissibility Of Evaluative Reports Under Federal Rule Of Evidence 803(8), Kimberly K. Greene

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Utility Of Hypno-Induced Statements In The Trial Process: Reflections On People V. Smrekar, Robert G. Spector, Teree E. Foster Jan 1979

The Utility Of Hypno-Induced Statements In The Trial Process: Reflections On People V. Smrekar, Robert G. Spector, Teree E. Foster

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Psychological Stress Evaluator: The Theory, Validity And Legal Status Of An Innovative "Lie Detector", William H. Kenety Jan 1979

The Psychological Stress Evaluator: The Theory, Validity And Legal Status Of An Innovative "Lie Detector", William H. Kenety

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Privileged Communications Between Counsel And The Corporate Client, Robert G. Markey, Craig S. Bonnell Jan 1979

Privileged Communications Between Counsel And The Corporate Client, Robert G. Markey, Craig S. Bonnell

Cleveland State Law Review

At present inconsistent lower federal appellate court decisions governing the use of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine apply to the discovery of communications between counsel and the corporate client. Because of the distinctions that have developed in the application of the corporate attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine due to the unique factual settings in which the issues have arisen, prior case law may not be totally preempted by the Supreme Court decision in Upjohn. This article will explore some of these divergent opinions to determine the probable effect that the Court's decision in Upjohn will have upon communications between …


Probabilities And Proof: Can Hla And Blood Group Testing Prove Paternity?, David H. Kaye, Ira Mark Ellman Jan 1979

Probabilities And Proof: Can Hla And Blood Group Testing Prove Paternity?, David H. Kaye, Ira Mark Ellman

Faculty Scholarship

Advancing medical technology has produced tests which offer the opportunity to resolve paternity disputes with more accuracy than unaided traditional evidentiary techniques are likely to obtain. Because the biology underlying the statistical evidence in paternity cases offers a wealth of previously unavailable information which is certain to revolutionize the adjudication of paternity suits, but it is important that the courts not become so mesmerized by these new sources of evidence that they neglect to subject them to traditional principles of evidence applicable to all testimony. Additionally, for some time scholars have disagreed on the proper application of a probability formula …


"To Decide The Case At Hand": Benjamin N. Cardozo, Monrad G. Paulsen Jan 1979

"To Decide The Case At Hand": Benjamin N. Cardozo, Monrad G. Paulsen

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Post-Accident Repairs And Offers Of Compromise: Shaping Exclusionary Rules To Public Policy, Ron Duplack Jan 1979

Post-Accident Repairs And Offers Of Compromise: Shaping Exclusionary Rules To Public Policy, Ron Duplack

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Extrajudicial Admissions: Review And Re-Evaluation, Craig R. Culbertson Jan 1979

Extrajudicial Admissions: Review And Re-Evaluation, Craig R. Culbertson

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Character Evidence In Illinois: Dissipating The Mist?, William R. Hogan Jan 1979

Character Evidence In Illinois: Dissipating The Mist?, William R. Hogan

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Privileged Communications Between Counsel And The Corporate Client, Robert G. Markey, Craig S. Bonnell Jan 1979

Privileged Communications Between Counsel And The Corporate Client, Robert G. Markey, Craig S. Bonnell

Cleveland State Law Review

At present inconsistent lower federal appellate court decisions governing the use of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine apply to the discovery of communications between counsel and the corporate client. Because of the distinctions that have developed in the application of the corporate attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine due to the unique factual settings in which the issues have arisen, prior case law may not be totally preempted by the Supreme Court decision in Upjohn. This article will explore some of these divergent opinions to determine the probable effect that the Court's decision in Upjohn will have upon communications between …


State Medical Malpractice Screening Panels In Federal Diversity Actions, Vincent C. Alexander Jan 1979

State Medical Malpractice Screening Panels In Federal Diversity Actions, Vincent C. Alexander

Faculty Publications

During the early 1970's, a medical malpractice crisis was perceived in the United States. An increasing number of costly and time-consuming lawsuits alleging medical malpractice against doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers caused malpractice insurers to raise premiums substantially, which in turn threatened to curtail the availability of adequate health care at reasonable cost. State legislatures responded to the crisis with a variety of substantive and procedural measures intended to reduce the number of litigated claims and the size of jury awards. One of the principal steps taken in a majority of states was the creation of extrajudicial panels …


Book Reviews, Edward S. Graves, David L. Ross Jan 1979

Book Reviews, Edward S. Graves, David L. Ross

University of Richmond Law Review

These are book reviews from 1979.