Practical Guide to Evidence

__A Practical Guide to Evidence__ provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules. The fourth edition has been revised and updated to address the radical changes brought about by the Criminal Justice Act 2003, particularly in relation to hearsay, character evidence and opinion evidence and to expand coverage of the Human Rights Act 1998.В Particular attention is given to changes made by the revised Codes of Practice, and to the growing body of case law on topics such as reverse burden of proof, the cross-examination of rape victims, evidence obtained by entrapment, and silence in the face of police questioning. Now including enhanced pedagogical support such as chapter summaries, further reading advice and boxed examples, this leading textbook can be used on both undergraduate and professional courses.В It is also supportedВ by a Companion Website offering twice annual updates to the cases and legislation discussed within the text. **http://www.routledgecavendish.com/textbooks/9780415457194** В BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION......Page 8 EXTRACT FROM PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION......Page 10 CONTENTS......Page 12 TABLE OF CASES......Page 16 TABLE OF STATUTES......Page 48 TABLE OF STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS......Page 62 TABLE OF EUROPEAN LEGISLATION......Page 64 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 66 2 DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT OBJECTIVES......Page 108 3 DOCUMENTARY AND REAL EVIDENCE......Page 122 4 FACTS NOT REQUIRING PROOF......Page 132 5 COMPETENCE AND COMPELLABILITY......Page 152 6 THE COURSE OF TESTIMONY......Page 168 7 BURDEN AND STANDARD OF PROOF AND PRESUMPTIONS......Page 212 8 THE RULE AGAINST HEARSAY......Page 254 9 HEARSAY EXCEPTIONS......Page 272 10 HAZARDOUS EVIDENCE......Page 306 11 CONFESSIONS AND ILL-GOTTEN EVIDENCE......Page 332 12 CHARACTER EVIDENCE......Page 382 13 OPINION EVIDENCE......Page 432 14 JUDICIAL FINDINGS AS EVIDENCE......Page 448 15 PRIVILEGE AND PUBLIC INTEREST IMMUNITY......Page 470 16 ESTOPPEL......Page 494 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 514 INDEX......Page 524 The second edition of this widely acclaimed book maintains the authors original objective: to provide a clear and readable account of evidence law,which acknowledges the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules. It is written for those studying for degrees in law or for professional examinations. The author has taken into account the many changes in both statute and case law that have taken place since publication of the first edition. Amongst these, particular attention has been given to the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 and of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999; to judicial interpretations of section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and of sections 34 and 35 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; to the novel development of the concept of background evidence; to recent developments in the law concerning the res gestae exception to the hearsay rule; and to judicial elaboration of the law relating to identification procedures "Practical Guide to Evidence provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules." "The fourth edition has been revised and updated to address the radical changes brought about by the Criminal Justice Act 2003, particularly in relation to hearsay, character evidence and opinion evidence and to expand coverage of the Human Rights Act 1998." "Particular attention is given to changes made by the revised Codes of Practice, and to the growing body of case law on topics such as reverse burden of proof, the cross-examination of rape victims, evidence obtained by entrapment, and silence in the face of police questioning." "Now including enhanced pedagogical support such as chapter summaries, further reading advice and self-test questions, this leading textbook can be used on both undergraduate and professional courses."--Jacket