Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309134404
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
In 1992 the National Research Council issued DNA Technology in Forensic Science, a book that documented the state of the art in this emerging field. Recently, this volume was brought to worldwide attention in the murder trial of celebrity O. J. Simpson. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence reports on developments in population genetics and statistics since the original volume was published. The committee comments on statements in the original book that proved controversial or that have been misapplied in the courts. This volume offers recommendations for handling DNA samples, performing calculations, and other aspects of using DNA as a forensic toolâ€"modifying some recommendations presented in the 1992 volume. The update addresses two major areas: Determination of DNA profiles. The committee considers how laboratory errors (particularly false matches) can arise, how errors might be reduced, and how to take into account the fact that the error rate can never be reduced to zero. Interpretation of a finding that the DNA profile of a suspect or victim matches the evidence DNA. The committee addresses controversies in population genetics, exploring the problems that arise from the mixture of groups and subgroups in the American population and how this substructure can be accounted for in calculating frequencies. This volume examines statistical issues in interpreting frequencies as probabilities, including adjustments when a suspect is found through a database search. The committee includes a detailed discussion of what its recommendations would mean in the courtroom, with numerous case citations. By resolving several remaining issues in the evaluation of this increasingly important area of forensic evidence, this technical update will be important to forensic scientists and population geneticistsâ€"and helpful to attorneys, judges, and others who need to understand DNA and the law. Anyone working in laboratories and in the courts or anyone studying this issue should own this book.
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Author: Bryan A. GarnerPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195142365
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.
Federal Rules of Evidence Manual: Rules 101-404
Author: Stephen A. SaltzburgPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Court rules
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
A complete guide to the Federal rules of evidence.
Reports Containing the Cases Determined in All the Circuits from the Organization of the Courts
Author: Advisory Committee Notes to the Federal Rules of Evidence that May Require Clarification
Author: Daniel J. CapraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actions and defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
California Evidence Code 2000
Author: Anthony HorowitzPublisher:
ISBN: 9780314236821
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Do Exclusionary Rules Ensure a Fair Trial?
Author: Sabine GlessPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030125203
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
This open access publication discusses exclusionary rules in different criminal justice systems. It is based on the findings of a research project in comparative law with a focus on the question of whether or not a fair trial can be secured through evidence exclusion. Part I explains the legal framework in which exclusionary rules function in six legal systems: Germany, Switzerland, People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Singapore, and the United States. Part II is dedicated to selected issues identified as crucial for the assessment of exclusionary rules. These chapters highlight the delicate balance of interests required in the exclusion of potentially relevant information from a criminal trial and discusses possible approaches to alleviate the legal hurdles involved.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House."
The Federal Reporter
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 2126
Book Description
Includes cases argued and determined in the District Courts of the United States and, Mar./May 1880-Oct./Nov. 1912, the Circuit Courts of the United States; Sept./Dec. 1891-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States; Aug./Oct. 1911-Jan./Feb. 1914, the Commerce Court of the United States; Sept./Oct. 1919-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.