Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to evidence -- The roles of judges, juries, and attorneys at trial -- Relevance -- Relevant but inadmissible: unfairly prejudicial evidence -- Character and habit evidence -- Other exclusions of relevant evidence: the quasi-privileges -- The examination and impeachment of witnesses -- Lay opinion evidence -- Expert opinion evidence -- Protecting the adversary system: the Hearsay Rule and the Confrontation Clause -- Non-hearsay purposes for out-of-court statements -- The admissibility of testifying witnesses' hearsay statements -- The admissibility of opposing parties' hearsay statements -- The admissibility of hearsay statements under Rule 803 -- Admissibility of hearsay statements under Rules 804 and 807 -- Shaping outcomes: burdens of proof, presumptions, and judicial notice -- Privileges -- Authentication, identification, and the "best evidence" rule -- Review problems -- Appendix: Existing and proposed federal rules of evidence.