Colorado Evidence Handbook is a user-friendly, reliable reference that will answer all of your evidentiary questions! Written by Victoria Swanson, one of Colorado’s leading trial attorneys and former president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, this book contains comprehensive analysis of the Colorado and Federal Rules of Evidence, with more than 1,100 case citations and dozens of practice pointers. It will help attorneys prepare a case for trial and quickly find the point needed for a motion in limine. During trial, this book will help attorneys quickly find the controlling point of law on an evidentiary issue. This book contains discussions about the Colorado Rules of Evidence, the relationships between different rules (and between the rules and statutes), and how the Colorado rules compare to the federal rules.
Additional Special Features:
Discussions of 2006 changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Text printed in larger (13-point) font for easy viewing in the courtroom.
Key words are in bold, and federal law is highlighted—to help you quickly find the law you’re looking for!
The companion CD contains the text of the book, annotated Colorado Rules of Evidence, and the Federal Rules of Evidence.
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Select and download individual chapters for only $25.00 each. CH 1: APPLICABILITY OF RULES OF EVIDENCE
CH 15: HEARSAY AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE HEARSAY EXCLUSION
What is Hearsay
What is Not Hearsay
Unavailable Declarant and Hearsay
Hearsay Within Hearsay
Impeachment of Admitted Hearsay
Trustworthiness (“Residual”) Exception to Hearsay Exclusion
CH 16: SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS TO THE HEARSAY EXCLUSION
Present and Spontaneous Sense Impression
Excited Utterance
Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition
Statements for Medical Diagnosis
Recorded Recollection
Reports of Regularly Conducted Activity
Absence of Entry in Records
Public Records and Reports
Records of Vital Statistics
Absence of Public Record or Entry
Records of Religious Organizations
Records of Marriage or Baptism
Family Records
Records of Documents Affecting an Interest in Property
Statements in Documents Affecting an Interest in Property
Ancient Documents
Market Reports and Commercial Publications
Learned Treatises
Reputation Concerning Personal or Family History
Reputation Concerning Boundaries or General History
Reputation as to Character
Evidence of Final Judgment of Criminal Conviction or Plea
Evidence of Judgments
Statement of a Child Victim of Sexual Offense
Victoria C. Swanson served as president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association from 1992 to 1993. She was the first woman to lead that organization after having served for five years as an officer. In 2005 the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association awarded Victoria the Kenneth N. Kripke Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the Chair of its Amicus Committee for 2005 to 2006.
Victoria is also one of a very few Colorado lawyers who is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate. This certification was awarded her in 1994 after she demonstrated that she was an attorney in good standing in the states where she is admitted to practice law (Colorado and Michigan), that she practiced law for a substantial period of time, that she tried a substantial number of complex cases to verdict, that she has continued her legal education in her fields of law, and that attorneys and judges have recommended her abilities for national certification. Following certification, she demonstrated her knowledge and skills of civil trial law in a series of written examinations.
Victoria received her undergraduate degree (with distinction) in journalism from Ohio State University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit. She began her trial practice in 1975 in Detroit, Michigan, challenging the automobile companies for the dangerous and defective designs of their fuel tanks, fuel systems, and transmissions. She represented many workers injured on dangerous and unguarded machinery in the factories of Detroit. Drawing on her knowledge of product liability and engineering, she developed a national aviation accident law practice, representing families of pilots and passengers killed in light airplane and business jet crashes. To better represent her aviation clients, she received her private pilot’s license in 1979.
Victoria has served in various leadership roles with the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, including leading its Women’s Caucus and Aviation Section. In 1988 the Colorado Supreme Court appointed Victoria to serve on its committee on Civil Jury Instructions, a committee that researches and writes the jury instructions used in all Colorado civil jury trials, and she remains on that committee.
Victoria represents clients in a variety of civil trial cases, including insurance disputes, commercial and business litigation, and personal injury cases including auto and truck crash cases and workers compensation cases. She is admitted to practice before the state courts of Colorado and Michigan, federal courts in Colorado and Michigan, and the United States Supreme Court. A significant amount of her practice is in Federal Court.
Victoria has written and edited several books for lawyers, including books on product liability, auto accident litigation, and Colorado courtroom procedure. She has also written numerous articles.
Format: Loose-leaf Binder with CD Copyright: 2005, with Supplements 2006, 2007 Pages: 240 ISBN: 1-932779-29-9 Publisher: Bradford Publishing Co.
