Rules of Evidence: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1973 - 589 pages |
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... testimony . This change is revolutionary . And this does , of course , require careful scrutiny , again , by the Congress . 4. Husband - wife privilege . - The new rules eliminate this bastion of privacy in all civil cases and in ...
... testimony . This change is revolutionary . And this does , of course , require careful scrutiny , again , by the Congress . 4. Husband - wife privilege . - The new rules eliminate this bastion of privacy in all civil cases and in ...
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... testimony regarding the Dis- trict of Columbia Court Reform Act provision and the proposed rule relative to impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime . I might point out that Mr. Hogan , Mr. Smith , and I served on the District of ...
... testimony regarding the Dis- trict of Columbia Court Reform Act provision and the proposed rule relative to impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime . I might point out that Mr. Hogan , Mr. Smith , and I served on the District of ...
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... testimony , as the judge directs . " Mr. HUNGATE . Where did that occur , please ? Mr. JENNER . Subsection ( c ) ( 2 ) . Mr. HUNGATE . Where ? Mr. CLEARY . It is the second sentence . Mr. HUNGATE . " The showing will ordinarily be in ...
... testimony , as the judge directs . " Mr. HUNGATE . Where did that occur , please ? Mr. JENNER . Subsection ( c ) ( 2 ) . Mr. HUNGATE . Where ? Mr. CLEARY . It is the second sentence . Mr. HUNGATE . " The showing will ordinarily be in ...
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... testimony that an informant's presence at trial is not needed . The subsection contains three features destruc- tive of the vitally necessary confidentiality attendant upon the Government's invocation of the informant's privilege ...
... testimony that an informant's presence at trial is not needed . The subsection contains three features destruc- tive of the vitally necessary confidentiality attendant upon the Government's invocation of the informant's privilege ...
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... testimony is permitted to negate an element of the offense charged . Pursuant to Rule 608 ( a ) , opinion testimony is permitted to buttress the defendant's credibility when it is challenged . We suggest that both provisions should ...
... testimony is permitted to negate an element of the offense charged . Pursuant to Rule 608 ( a ) , opinion testimony is permitted to buttress the defendant's credibility when it is challenged . We suggest that both provisions should ...
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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.