Digest of United States Supreme Court Reports, Volume 20LexisNexis, 1987 This set organizes the case law of the Supreme Court alphabetically with headnotes arranged under modern titles of law. It also includes a Table of Cases, which lists alphabetically all decisions, specifying Digest sections where headnotes are located. - Publisher. |
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Page 204
... permit the harassment of former jurors by losing parties as well as the possible exploitation of dis- gruntled or otherwise badly - motivated ex - jurors . Public policy requires a finality to litigation . And common fairness requires ...
... permit the harassment of former jurors by losing parties as well as the possible exploitation of dis- gruntled or otherwise badly - motivated ex - jurors . Public policy requires a finality to litigation . And common fairness requires ...
Page 215
... permit in- quiry into additional matters in situations where that would aid in the development of the evidence or otherwise facilitate the conduct of the trial . The committee agrees with the House amendment . Although there are good ...
... permit in- quiry into additional matters in situations where that would aid in the development of the evidence or otherwise facilitate the conduct of the trial . The committee agrees with the House amendment . Although there are good ...
Page 420
... permit the credibility of a party to be impeached by evidence of prior conviction - regardless of how long ago that conviction occurred . This is a mistake . We are permitting judges - without setting any standards - to use ancient ...
... permit the credibility of a party to be impeached by evidence of prior conviction - regardless of how long ago that conviction occurred . This is a mistake . We are permitting judges - without setting any standards - to use ancient ...
Contents
FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE | 1 |
APPENDIX 1HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY | 159 |
APPENDIX 2SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY | 191 |
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