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 includes the most recent statutory developments in the Federal Rules of Evidence and California Evidence Code. Along with Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, The Supreme Court's most recent Confrontation Clause decision, The 2009 Edition features: 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
This book is designed to provide the reader with a concise distillation of the similarities and differences between the Federal Rules of Evidence and the California Evidence Code. It is intended as a supplement to a standard evidence text.