Rules of Evidence: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1973 - 589 pages |
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... decision , which is a rough equivalent for diversity cases , the State law would be followed . Mr. HUNGATE . Mr. Mayne ? Mr. MAYNE . Thank you , Mr. Chairman . Judge Maris , is it a fair statement that up until now the individual U.S. ...
... decision , which is a rough equivalent for diversity cases , the State law would be followed . Mr. HUNGATE . Mr. Mayne ? Mr. MAYNE . Thank you , Mr. Chairman . Judge Maris , is it a fair statement that up until now the individual U.S. ...
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... decision . I think there is one solid point of beginning here , and that is that in criminal cases , in Federal ... decisions of the Supreme Court and later under Federal Criminal Rules 26 and 27. All questions of the competency of wit ...
... decision . I think there is one solid point of beginning here , and that is that in criminal cases , in Federal ... decisions of the Supreme Court and later under Federal Criminal Rules 26 and 27. All questions of the competency of wit ...
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... decision . Judge MARIS . We had a list of everyone who had ever written in on the subject and expressed any interest , and they got them . Now , in our publication was a letter signed by me , a form letter , saying that we hoped in ...
... decision . Judge MARIS . We had a list of everyone who had ever written in on the subject and expressed any interest , and they got them . Now , in our publication was a letter signed by me , a form letter , saying that we hoped in ...
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... decision under all the circumstances . If informants ordinarily were required to be brought to the courthouse for in camera testimony , this alone , in many situations , could expose their identity . Immediately after a judge's call for ...
... decision under all the circumstances . If informants ordinarily were required to be brought to the courthouse for in camera testimony , this alone , in many situations , could expose their identity . Immediately after a judge's call for ...
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... decision whether or not to testify . In our view , there are no valid policy considerations for the proposed rule . The only rationale for a husband - wife privilege which the Advisory Committee note advances , is the desirability of ...
... decision whether or not to testify . In our view , there are no valid policy considerations for the proposed rule . The only rationale for a husband - wife privilege which the Advisory Committee note advances , is the desirability of ...
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Page 233 - The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States in its second preliminary draft of proposed amendments to the Rules of Criminal Procedure for the United States District Courts...
Page 122 - Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by consideration of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence." 71 FED. R. EVID. 401. "DEFINITION OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE.
Page 572 - ... contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of. or for the use of any agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; and (9) geological and geophysical information and data (including maps) concerning wells.
Page 572 - ... (4) trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; (5) inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency...
Page 571 - Except to the extent that there is involved (1) any function of the United States requiring secrecy in the public interest...
Page 551 - State, or political subdivision thereof shall be governed by the principles of the common law as they may be interpreted by the courts of the United States in the light of reason and experience.
Page 571 - ... (B) statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined...
Page 366 - ... to ascertain the best means to effect an assimilation and uniformity in the laws of the States, and especially to consider whether it would be wise and practicable for the State of New York to invite the other States of the Union to send representatives to a convention to draft uniform laws to be submitted for the approval and adoption of the several States, and to devise and recommend such other course of action as shall best accomplish the purpose of this Act.
Page 88 - If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise...
Page 50 - ... not so related, and order delivery of the remainder to the party entitled thereto. Any portion withheld over objections shall be preserved and made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal.