Criminal Evidence

by Jefferson L. Ingram

Overview

Criminal Evidence is a well-respected and trusted introduction to the rules of criminal evidence for criminal justice students and professionals. Part I of this book generally follows the order and logic of the Federal Rules of Evidence in its explanation of how evidence is collected, preserved, and presented in a criminal court proceeding. Part II provides a selection of edited, relevant criminal court cases that reinforce these basics and provide the context of how these rules are currently practiced. Readers gain an understanding of how concepts of evidence operate to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent.

This 14th Edition provides many updates, new references to recent Supreme Court cases, and a current version of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Student aids include chapter outlines, key terms, concepts lists, a glossary, a table of cases cited, and online case study questions. Teacher resources include an Instructor’s Guide, test bank, and PowerPoint slides.

Updated with all the newest relevant law, this book is appropriate for undergraduate students in criminal evidence and related courses.

Support material for the 14th Edition includes PowerPoint slides, Instructor's Guides with test quesitons, and a "comparison map" pointing to differences between the 13th and 14th editions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367551933
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/27/2021
Edition description:	14th ed.
Pages:	1026
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jefferson L. Ingram holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Dayton. He has a B.S. in secondary education, an M.A. in American history, and a Juris Doctor in law. He is a member of the Ohio Bar, the Florida Bar, the Bar of the federal courts for the Southern District of Ohio, and the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a co-author (with Jacqueline R. Kanovitz and Christopher J. Devine) of Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice, 15th Edition (2018) and has authored several books on criminal procedure.

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I. History and Approach to the Study of Evidence; 1. The Study of Evidence: History, Development, and Approach; Section 1. Proof by Evidence and Substitutes 2. Burden of Proof; 3. Proof via Evidence; 4. Substitutes for Admission of Evidence: Judicial Notice, Stipulations, Inferences, and Presumptions; Section 2. General Admissibility Tests 5. Relevancy and Materiality; 6. Competency of Evidence and Witnesses; Section 3. Evidence via Witness Testimony 7. Examination of Witnesses; 8. Privileges; 9. Opinions and Expert Testimony; 10. Hearsay Rule and Exceptions; 11. Documentary Evidence; 12. Real Evidence; 13. Results of Examinations and Tests; Section 4. Exclusion of Evidence on Constitutional Grounds 14. Evidence Unconstitutionally Obtained; PART II. Judicial Decisions Relating to Part I; Table of Cases in Part II; Cases Relating to Chapter 1; Cases Relating to Chapter 2; Cases Relating to Chapter 3; Cases Relating to Chapter 4; Cases Relating to Chapter 5; Cases Relating to Chapter 6; Cases Relating to Chapter 7; Cases Relating to Chapter 8; Cases Relating to Chapter 9; Cases Relating to Chapter 10; Cases Relating to Chapter 11; Cases Relating to Chapter 12; Cases Relating to Chapter 13; Cases Relating to Chapter 14; Appendix I: Federal Rules of Evidence; Index of Cases; Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

'This book is comprehensive, with excellent case examples, practical content, and relevant material to those who aspire to work in the field. All of the information is extremely applicable and necessary for future practitioners—this is the foundation for due process.' – Paul Klenowski, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

'The textbook does a great job of giving examples with the history of criminal evidence and current developments with technology crimes. It’s great for beginner students looking to move from general knowledge of criminal law to the actual practice of evidence standards.' – Paul Rosson, University of North Alabama

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