Texas Rules of Evidence Manual - 7th Edition - Hardcover

The Late Hulen D. Wendorf; David A. Schlueter; Robert R. Barton

9781578232062: Texas Rules of Evidence Manual - 7th Edition

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1578232066 ISBN 13: 9781578232062

Publisher: Juris Publishing, Inc., 2006

Texas Rules of Evidence Manual-7th Edition provides an updated comprehensive reference to Texas evidence for both civil and criminal cases. The book provides a rule-by-rule analysis of each Rule of Evidence. This sturdy hardcover text is designed for heavy use in the courtroom. This text helps those who are bound to use the Texas Rules of Evidence, whether it is the bench or the bar or those studying evidence. While the text contains some the book is designed to explain what a particular Rule requires or prohibits, to indicate what the appellate courts have said about the Rules, and to offer some practical pointers on using the Rules. The book itself has been designed to make it as useful as possible to the harried judge, counsel, and student who must quickly find the law. Following each Rule is an editorial commentary on the Rule explaining how the Rule works, what the Texas courts have said about the Rule, and how it compares with the Federal Rule, because Texas courts often review federal precedent where they find it helpful in applying a Texas Rule. When appropriate, practical pointers are also provided on how to use the Rule. Where the Rules apply in the same fashion for both civil and criminal cases, those points are discussed together. On the other hand, where they diverge, we have used separate headings for Civil and Criminal when that seems appropriate. One of the objectives of the Editorial Analysis in this text is to deal with the interrelationships in the various Rules. We have also attempted to note those areas where the Rules differ from pre-Rules case law or statutory provisions. Some of the Rules changed the prior Texas evidence law and, although many of the Texas Rules agree with the Federal Rules, a number differ significantly. Interpretation of the Texas Rules by the courts at all levels is inevitable and amendments from time to time are also to be expected.

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About the Author:

The Late Hulen D. Wendorf, Professor of Law Emeritus at Baylor University; has decades of experience with Texas evidence. David A. Schlueter, Hardy Professor of Trial Advocacy, and Professor of; Law at St. Mary s University; currently teaches trial advocacy and evidence and is the author or co-author of a number of Texas and national books on evidence and criminal procedure. Robert R. Barton, a Senior Texas District Court Judge, is former Hardy Professor of Trial Advocacy at St. Mary s University and is the author of the text Texas Search and Seizure (3rd Edition).

Review:

"This book has the rare quality in that is can be read and appreciated at several levels of thought. The busy lawyer or judge can handily find the rule that he or she needs by thumbing through the book while a witness is testifying .... Throughout the book the authors have added some other helpful ingredients. They alert the reader to problems that may be lurking in a rule, and they suggest other effective uses of a rule. They also point readers to the relationship that exists between rules that might appear unconnected in theory or practice. The writers also do a good job of demystifying the rules. They present the rules in an understandable way that makes sense." --Jack Pope, Former Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court

"This discussion should be required pretrial reading for every judge and lawyer, no matter how seasoned. Thus, the legal profession in Texas is fortunate indeed to have this in-depth, yet practical text. Don t go to court without one." --John F. Onion, Jr., Former Presiding Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

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