Rule 901—Requirement of Authentication or Identification

Evidence law controls what information will be admissible in court and when, how, and by whom it may be presented. It shapes not only the trial...

Forensic evidence has become a common tool in police investigations and a familiar form of evidence at trial. Forensic scientists are trained to...

William Blackstone famously expressed the view that convicting the innocent constitutes a much more serious error than acquitting the guilty. This...

In the age of fake news, trust and truth are hard to come by. Blatantly and shamelessly, public figures deceive us by abusing what sounds like...

The success of forensic science depends heavily on human reasoning abilities. Although we typically navigate our lives well using those abilities...

The present study examined whether a defense rebuttal expert can effectively educate jurors on the risk that the prosecution's fingerprint expert made...

Examines all topics typically covered in a course in evidence. Emphasis is on the Federal Rules of Evidence, now adopted in most states. This volume...

This chapter examines issues surrounding evidence disclosure and discovery in common law jurisdictions, focusing primarily on the disclosure regimes...

Fingerprint examiners regularly participate in tests designed to assess their proficiency. These tests provide information relevant to the weight of...

In November 2017, a state appellate court did something almost unprecedented: It held that a trial judge made an error by admitting testimony on...

A comprehensive guide to Virginia evidence from start to finish in one volume.

Few can say, "I told you so," to our entire criminal justice system. Being right about what is wrong with the use of evidence in criminal cases is not...

FORENSICS HAS TURNED VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORIES into modern nonfiction, with lab-coated analysts flexing their Holmesian ability to zero in on tiny...

University of Virginia law professor Brandon L. Garrett, who has written a book on flawed forensics and wrongful convictions, titled, “Convicting the...

In 1980, 17-year-old Santae Tribble was on trial for the murder of a 63-year-old man who was robbed and shot on the front porch of his Washington, D.C...