Legal Research Guides by Course - Evidence

Course Description

An analysis of the nature of judicial proof and a study of the theory and application of the rules regulating the admission and exclusion of testimonial and documentary proof by judicial tribunals in adversary and non-adversary proceedings.  Consideration is given to the Federal Rules of Evidence for U.S. Courts and Magistrates.  (3 credits)  Required Course

Faculty Who Teach This Course

• Jane Campbell Moriarty (Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship, Professor of Law)
• Raymond F. Sekula (Professor of Law)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

KF8931-KF8969   Civil Procedure - Evidence
KF9660-KF9678   Criminal Procedure - Evidence
KFP540-KFP541   Pennsylvania Civil Procedure - Evidence
KFP580   Pennsylvania Criminal Procedure - Evidence

Legal Research Databases

             Weinstein's Federal Evidence (Legal Tab > Secondary Legal > Matthew Bender > Area of Law > Federal Practice)

             Moore's Federal Practice (Legal Tab > Secondary Legal > Matthew Bender > Area of Law > Federal Practice)

• CCH Library – Intelliconnect (under Litigation)
• LoisLaw - Treatises -Evidence Library, General Litigation Library & Mauet Trial Practice Library
• Hein Online
• Bloomberg BNA - see eDiscovery Resource Center
• Legal Scholarship Network
• CVN Law School - audio, video & training on Evidence and Trial Practice
• CALI - under Evidence
• Evidence (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/evidence
• Evidence Law Resource Guide (Cleveland Marshall Law Library) - https://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/guides/evidencelaw
• Evidence Prof Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/
• Federal Evidence Blog - http://federalevidence.com/blog
• ABA Journal - Blawg Directory - Evidence - http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/topic/evidence
• Law Summary - Evidence (LexisNexis) - http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/study/outlines/pdf/evid.pdf
• Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence (Pa Code) - http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/225/225toc.html
• Evidence (eNotes Study Guides) - http://www.enotes.com/criminal-law-reference/evidence

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides:  Practice Skills

rev. by Patricia Horvath
12/3/2012