A complement to David Sklansky's new Evidence: Cases, Commentary, and Problems, the statutory supplement provides: - complete text of the Federal Rules of Evidence, along with Advisory Committee Notes and other pertinent legislative history - complete text of the Federal Rules of Evidence rejected by Congress, along with Advisory Committee Notes and other pertinent legislative history - complete text of the California Evidence Code, along with Law Revision Commission Comments and other pertinent legislative history - "Truth in Evidence" amendments to the California Constitution, along with a summary of their effect on California Evidence law
This is the only book that concisely and systematically compares the Federal Rules of Evidence and California Evidence Code. Each chapter corresponds to an article of the FRE. Each section contains the applicable Rule, the corresponding Evidence Code Section(s), and a concise comparison of the two. The 2009 Edition newly includes the complete set of the FRE and the Evidence Code, including their respective notes and comments. It also newly includes the deleted Rules and a table that indicates where the Rules and Evidence Code Sections are cited in the book.
This comprehensive supplement incorporates the most recent statutory developments in the Federal Rules of Evidence and California Evidence Code. Features of the 2024 Edition: Complete text of the Federal Rules of Evidence, along with Advisory Committee Notes and relevant legislative history. Complete text of the Federal Rules of Evidence rejected by Congress, with Advisory Committee Notes and relevant legislative history. Complete text of the California Evidence Code, along with Law Revision Commission Comments and relevant legislative history. “Truth in Evidence” amendments to the California Constitution, with a summary of their effect on California evidence law. Five proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence that have now been approved by the Supreme Court and will take effect December 31, 2024.