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Term Talk: Smith v. Arizona; Diaz v. United States

The nation's top legal scholars discuss what federal judges need to know about the U.S. Supreme Court's most impactful decisions. 

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Evan Lee, Laurie Levenson, Francesca Wiilliams
November 21, 2024

Criminal Law. Sixth Amendment. Expert Testimony. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s guidelines for determining when reports prepared by analysts are testimonial in Smith v. Arizona, and in Diaz v. United States, the limitations of FRE 704(b) on expert testimony about the defendant’s mental when an essential element of the charge.

Participants. Laurie Levenson, David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy, Loyola Law School; Evan Lee, Emeritus Professor, UC Law, San Francisco; and Francesca Williams, Executive Education Attorney, Federal Judicial Center.


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Appeals | Certiorari | Constitutional Law | Bill of Rights | Due Process | Equal Protection | Sixth Amendment | Evidence | Cross Examination (611) | Expert Evidence | Experts | Hearsay (801-807) | Hearsay exceptions (803, 804, 807) | Scientific Evidence | Daubert | Evidence Based Practice | Psychology | Statistical Evidence | Witness Competency (601) | Supreme Court: The Term in Review | Term Talk

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