 |  _ | Survey of District Court Judges on a Proposed Amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(B) Concerning Prior Consistent Statements
Tim Reagan, Margaret S. Williams,
March 2, 2012 (Publication) 26 pages
This report was prepared for the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence. Under the current version of Fed. R. Evid. 801(d)(1)(B), prior consistent statements are admissible for their substance as well as for their rehabilitation only if they rebut recent fabrication because they ...(Read more) |
| _ | Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition
National Academy of Sciences, Federal Judicial Center,
2011 (Publication) 1034 pages
The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition assists judges in managing cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tenets of key scientific fields from which legal evidence is typically derived and by providing examples of cases in ...(Read more) |
| _ | A Summary of Responses to a National Survey of Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Disclosure Practices in Criminal Cases: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules
Laural Hooper, David Rauma, Marie Leary, Shelia Thorpe,
April 2011 (Publication)
The Center prepared this report at the request of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules as it considers whether to amend Rule 16 to incorporate the government's constitutional obligation to provide exculpatory and impeachment evidence to the defense or, instead, to create a broader disclosure ...(Read more) |
| _ | Brady v. Maryland Material in the United States District Courts: Rules, Orders, and Policies
Laural Hooper, Shelia Thorpe,
May 31, 2007 (Publication) 68 pages
An update of the FJC October 2004 report to the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules as it and the Standing Committee on the Rules of Practice and Procedure consider proposed amendments to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. This unpublished research document is not restricted and ...(Read more) |
| _ | Treatment of Brady v. Maryland Material in United States District and State Courts’ Rules, Orders, and Policies
Laural L. Hooper, Jennifer E. Marsh, Brian Yeh,
2004 (Publication) 28 pages
The Center prepared this report at the request of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules as it considers whether to propose amendments to Rules 11 and 16 to codify the disclosure requirements in Brady v. Maryland. The committee wanted to know whether federal district courts and state ...(Read more) |
| _ | Inconsistency in Evidentiary Standards for Medical Testimony: Disorder in the Courts
Jerome P. Kassirer, Joe S. Cecil,
September 18, 2002 (Publication) 6 pages
The Supreme Court, based on three decisions over the past decade, now requires judges to examine the underlying basis of all testimony to ensure that only expert testimony supported by valid methods if inquiry is introduced as evidence in litigation. Under these standards, expert testimony in the ...(Read more) |
| _ | Judge and Attorney Experiences, Practices, and Concerns Regarding Expert Testimony in Federal Civil Trials
Carol Krafka, Meghan A. Dunn, Molly Treadway Johnson, Joe S. Cecil, Dean Miletich,
2002 (Publication) 24 pages
This is an expanded version of Expert Testimony in Federal Civil Trials: A Preliminary Analysis (2000). In 1998, the Federal Judicial Center surveyed federal judges about their experiences with expert testimony in civil cases. Judges answered specific questions about their most recent ...(Read more) |
| _ | Case Law Divergence from the Federal Rules of Evidence
Daniel J. Capra,
2000 (Publication) 26 pages
This report is an effort to increase the awareness of counsel practicing in federal courts, as well as judges, about the possibility that case law has diverged from the text of some of the Federal Rules of Evidence. At the request of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on the Rules of ...(Read more) |
| _ | Expert Testimony in Federal Civil Trials: A Preliminary Analysis
Molly Treadway Johnson, Carol Krafka, Joe S. Cecil,
2000 (Publication) 8 pages
In 1998, the Federal Judicial Center surveyed federal judges about their experiences with expert testimony in civil cases. Judges answered specific questions about their most recent relevant civil trial, as well as questions drawing on their overall experience with expert testimony in civil cases. ...(Read more) |
| _ | Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Second Edition
2000 (Publication) 638 pages
A reference to assist judges in managing expert evidence in cases involving issues of science or technology. The second edition of Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence has been published and distributed to federal judges. The public may purchase copies from Matthew Bender Publishing Co. ...(Read more) |
| _ | Advisory Committee Notes to the Federal Rules of Evidence That May Require Clarification
Daniel J. Capra,
1998 (Publication) 48 pages
At the request of the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules, Professor Daniel Capra, committee reporter, listed instances where Congress either rejected or substantially changed rules before passage, thus rendering advisory committee notes possibly confusing. He provides an introduction and a ...(Read more) |
| _ | Use of Expert Testimony, Specialized Decision Makers, and Case-Management Innovations in the National Vaccine Compensation Program
Molly Treadway Johnson, Carol E. Drew, Dean P. Miletich,
1998 (Publication) 60 pages
A report on the Center's study of the vaccine injury program. The report examines why the program was created, its implementation, the filing and termination rates over its course, and participants' views of the program. The authors also discuss whether the program structure would be appropriate in ...(Read more) |
| _ | Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, First Edition
1994 (Publication) 637 pages
A reference to assist judges in managing expert evidence in cases involving issues of science or technology. This first edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence is out-of-print, but still available for download.
Please note that many of the manual's sections have been ...(Read more) |
| _ | Court-Appointed Experts: Defining the Role of Experts Appointed Under Federal Rule of Evidence 706
Joe S. Cecil, Thomas E. Willging,
1993 (Publication) 108 pages
A study of why judges rarely appoint experts under Rule 706. In discussing this issue with judges, the authors learned of techniques and procedures that may aid judges when considering whether to appoint an expert or when managing an expert who has been appointed. These suggestions are collected in ...(Read more) |
| _ | Guidelines for Pre-Recording Testimony on Videotape Prior to Trial, Second Edition
1976 (Publication) 85 pages
A description of techniques, equipment, and procedures for videotaping depositions. The report includes forms, state and federal rules, cases, and a listing of articles on this subject. |
| _ | Guidelines for Pre-Recording Testimony on Videotape Prior to Trial
1974 (Publication) 60 pages
These guidelines were first devised for a pilot project in four U.S. District Courts to evaluate the use of videotape, and to develop rules and procedures for the future use of videotape in the courts. The graphics in this publication are crude, hand drawn figures. |