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California Evidence Advocacy in the Age of Statutes
Author:
Edward J. Imwinkelried
(Author)
California Evidence Advocacy in the Age of Statutes argues that California litigators need to develop a different style of Evidence advocacy for the Age of Statutes.
Publisher: Matthew Bender
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California Evidence Advocacy in the Age of Statutes helps attorneys and other legal professionals develop an advocacy style suited for the “Age of Statutes.” The text attempts to do so in three ways:
First, every chapter of the text cites the relevant Code section by number and uses bolding to highlight the crucial language in each statute. Hopefully, it will become second nature to both cite and quote. The intent is to raise the reader’s consciousness of the precise wording of the Code sections.
Second, Appendix A is designed to help the reader find the Code sections relevant to his or her evidentiary issue. In some respects, the Code is poorly organized; it does not deal with evidentiary issues in the sequence in which litigators normally think of them. Chapter 2 presents a simple, logical sequence for analyzing evidentiary issues. Appendix A repeats the sequence and annotates it by citing the Evidence Code sections most relevant to each step in the sequence. The organization of this text reinforces that sequence; the chapters cover the evidentiary doctrines in the very same order as they are listed in Appendix A.
Thirdly and most importantly, Appendix B is designed to help the litigator preparing a filing or making an oral argument quickly find the specific relevant Evidence Code section and the key language. Using the terminology employed in Chapters 3-31, Appendix B lists evidentiary doctrines in alphabetical order. In some cases, Appendix B double lists the doctrines to make it even easier to find the governing statute.
Reading California Evidence Advocacy in the Age of Statutes in its entirety will make the reader more conscious of and sensitive to the exact wording of C.E.C. provisions.
Whenever possible, point the judge directly to the word, phrase, clause, or sentence that should dictate that the judge rule in your favor on the evidentiary point.
The previous edition's ISBN is 9781663360038.
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