Criminal Evidence : Principles and Cases (with InfoTrac)

Book Description
Gardner and Anderson cover the key rules of evidence and the applicability of these rules in criminal matters. The authors provide students with an understanding of the rationale behind these rules. This text includes many of the features that have popularized Gardner/Anderson's best-selling CRIMINAL LAW text, including high-interest examples, graphics, photos, and case excerpts. Unlike competing texts, CRIMINAL EVIDENCE: PRINCIPLES AND CASES is not encyclopedic or overwhelming.

About the Author
Tom Gardner is an attorney with over 50 years of experience. For many of those years he was an Assistant District Attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


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This college-level text helps criminal justice students understand complex legal topics through accessible writing, case excerpts, and high-interest news-based examples. Gardner (an attorney) and Anderson (Creighton U. School of Law) focus on key rules of evidence, rationale behind the rules, and application to criminal matters. Updates to the fifth edition include new cases illustrating hearsay, expanded discussion of key topics such as racial profiling, and a new chapter entitled "Evidence is admissible if obtained during an administrative function under the 'special need' of government." Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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