PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITIONPREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITIONPREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITIONPART I. EVIDENCE IN THE ADVERSARY SYSTEM CHAPTER 1. EVIDENCE AT TRIAL: AN OVERVIEW CHAPTER 2. BURDENS, PRESUMPTIONS, AND JUDICIAL NOTICE CHAPTER 3. PROCEDURES FOR OFFERING AND OPPOSING EVIDENCEPART II. AN OVERVIEW OF PRIVILEGES CHAPTER 4. EVIDENTIARY PRIVILEGESPART III. RELEVANCE AND ITS COUNTERWEIGHTS CHAPTER 5. RELEVANCE AND COUNTERWEIGHTS: GENERAL PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 6. RELEVANCE AND COUNTERWIEIGHTS: APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 7. CHARACTER EVIDENCEPART IV. SPECIFIC RULES FOR TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE CHAPTER 8. WITNESS COMPETENCY CHAPTER 9. THE RULES OF THE GAME: COMMON OBJECTIONS TO TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE CHAPTER 10. OPINION EVIDENCE AND EXPERT TESTIMONY CHAPTER 11. IMPEACHMENT AND REHABILITATION OF WITNESSESPART V. SPECIFIC RULES FOR NON-TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE CHAPTER 12. AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF TANGIBLE EVIDENCE CHAPTER 13. THE ORIGINAL RECORDING RULEPART VI. HEARSAY AND CONFRONTATION CHAPTER 14. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HEARSAY EVIDENCE CHAPTER 15. HEARSAY “EXEMPTIONS”: PRIOR STATEMENTS BY WITNESSES AND STATEMENTS BY PARTY-OPPONENTS CHAPTER 16. HEARSAY EXCEPTIONS UNDER FEDERAL RULE 803 CHAPTER 17. HEARSAY EXCEPTIONS UNDER FEDERAL RULE 804 CHAPTER 18. OTHER HEARSAY EXCEPTIONS CHAPTER 19. SOME PRACTICE TIPS ABOUT FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED HEARSAY ARGUMENTS CHAPTER 20. CONFRONTATION APPENDIX. FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FOR UNITED STATES COURTSTABLE OF CASESTABLE OF STATUTESTABLE OF RULESINDEX