Criminal Evidence: Principles and Cases

Focusing on the Bill of Rights and cases interpreting the Bill of Rights as the historical basis for the rules of evidence used in criminal trials throughout the US, this undergraduate level text includes a number of organizational and subject matter changes, including the deletion of irrelevant material, the reorganization of text, and excerpts from several important recent cases. Appendices present the Bill of Rights, applicable sections of the US Constitution, most of the Federal Rules of Evidence, and a glossary. The length of the book has decreased from 503 pages in the third edition to 296. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Thomas J. Gardner is a proven author and widely respected practicing attorney with more than fifty years of experience, including several years as an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mr. Gardner received his law degree from Marquette Law School.

Terry M. Anderson is an attorney and professor of law at Creighton University School of Law where he teaches Contracts, Insurance, and Secured Transactions in Personal Property. He received his bachelor's and law degree from the University of North Dakota, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and case editor of the NORTH DAKOTA LAW REVIEW. Professor Anderson earned his master of laws degree from Harvard Law School.