Evidence in trials at common law

by John Henry Wigmore

Other authorsPeter Tillers (Author)
Book, c1979

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Available

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KF8935 .W54

LCC

KF8935 .W54

ISBN

0316845604   / 9780316845601

Barcode

2000000686

Publication

Boston [Mass.] : Little, Brown & Company, Limited

Physical description

968 p.; 25 cm

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Evidence in trials at common law volume 2 contents: Book I. Admissibility (continued). Part 1. Relevancy (continued). Title I. Circumstantial evidence (continued). Subtitle II. Evidence to prove a human quality or condition (continued). Ch. 10 - Topics II, III, IV, V: Evidence to prove physical or mental capacity, design, or intent. II. Evidence to prove physical condition or capacity (strength, skill, health, etc.). III. Evidence to prove mental capacity. IV. Evidence to prove design or plan. V. Evidence to prove intent. Ch. 11 - Topic VI. Evidence to prove knowledge, belief, or consciousness. Subtopic 1. External circumstances as evidencing knowledge, belief, or circumstances. Ch. 12 - Subtopic II. Conduct as evidence. 1. Conduct as evidence of knowledge or belief. 2. Conduct as evidence of guilt. 3. Conduct as evidence of consciousness of a weak cause. 4. Failure to produce evidence. 5. Sundries. Ch. 13 - Topic VII. Other offenses or similar acts, as evidence of knowledge, design, or intent. 1. General principles. 2. Forgery and counterfeiting. 3. False pretenses or representations. 4. Knowing possession or receipt of stolen goods. 5. Embezzlement. 6. Fraudulent transfers. 7. Sundry frauds; and fraud in general. 8. Larceny and kidnapping. 9. Robbery, burglary, and extortion. 10. Arson. 11. Rape, abortion, and other sexual offenses. 12. Homicide and homicidal assault. 13. Miscellaneous offenses. 14. Civil cases. Ch. 14 - Topic VIII. Evidence to prove habit, status, course of business, or custom. Ch. 15 - Topic IX. Evidence to prove emotion (motive, feeling, passion). A. Circumstances tending to excite an emotion. B. Conduct exhibiting an emotion. C. Prior and subsequent emotion. Ch. 16 - Topic X. Evidence to prove identity. Ch. 17 - Subtitle III. Evidence to prove facts of external inanimate nature. Topic 1. Identity. Topic II. Occurrence of an event. Topic III. Existence or persistence in time. Topic IV. Tendency, capacity, quality, cause or effect. I. General principles. 2. Precedents arranged by subjects. A. Instances of material effects, as evidence. B. Instances of corporal effects, as evidence. C. Instances of mental and moral effects, as evidence. Ch. 18 - Title II. Testimonial evidence. Introductory: general theory of testimonial evidence. Ch. 19 - Subtitle I. Testimonial qualifications. Introductory: general rules affecting testimonial qualifications. Ch. 20 - Topic I. Organic capacity. Subtopic A. Mental derangement. Ch. 21 - Subtopic B. Mental immaturity (infancy). Ch. 22 - Subtopic C. Moral depravity. Ch. 23 - Topic II. Experiential capacity. 1. General provisions. 2. Rules for particular subjects of experience. Ch. 24 - Topic III. Emotional capacity. Subtopic A. Interest as a testimonial qualification. Ch. 25 - Subtopic B. Marital relationship as a testimonial disqualification. 1. In general. 2. Who is excluded as a spouse? 3. On whose behalf is a spouse excluded? 4. Exceptions to the rule. 5. Statutory abolition. Ch. 26 - Topic IV. Testimonial knowledge. Subtopic A. General principles of knowledge. 1. Preliminary distinctions. 2. Degree, quality, and sources of knowledge. 3. Hearsay knowledge exceptionally admitted. 4. Hypothetical questions. Includes preface, summary of contents and table of contents.

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