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Allen, Ronald Jay was born on July 14, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of J. Matteson and Carolyn L. Allen.
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This casebook's emphasis on descriptive and policy-oriented text, plus a wide range of well-developed and realistic problems, engages students with the fundamental principles, policies, and cutting edge issues of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Features: • Clear and concise text develops student understanding and encourages in-depth exploration of problems in class discussion. • Chapter organization highlights basic interpretation of the Rules, elaboration of underlying policy, and reflection on theory and practice. • ""Key Points"" reinforce students' understanding of all topics. • Text of Rules of Evidence provides students with an easy reference. • Wide range of realistic problems helps students to better understand the depth and complexity of the Rules of Evidence more quickly than a traditional casebook. • Opening transcript from a real criminal law case illustrates how evidence is admitted and excluded in practice. • Chapter Two on the trial process can be used independently or in tandem with the trial transcript. New to the Fifth Edition: New to the Fifth Edition: • New author Michael S. Pardo, a member of the executive board of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Evidence and the author of numerous articles on evidence and legal theory, brings valuable experience and expertise to the Fifth Edition. • Re-drafted Federal Rules of Evidence are incorporated throughout the book. • New and revised problems throughout the casebook offer a wide range of difficulty, from the basic principles of the Rules to more challenging policy-oriented issues. • Significant new material on the Confrontation Clause.
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With an emphasis on descriptive and policy-oriented text, plus a wide range of well-developed and realistic problems, EVIDENCE: Text, Problems, and Cases, Fourth Edition, presents an engaging exploration of the fundamental principles, policies, and cutting edge issues of the Federal Rules of Evidence.
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Be sure to notice these changes to the Fourth Edition:
integration of updated Rule amendments and case law, including Crawford v. Washington (confrontation clause) and its subsequent case applications, as well as significant developments in the use of expert testimony
new problems throughout the book represent a wide range of difficulty, from the basic principles of the Rules to more challenging policy issues
the chapter on Character Evidence is revised to provide a sharper focus on policies relating to the character ban
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Allen, Ronald Jay was born on July 14, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of J. Matteson and Carolyn L. Allen.
Bachelor of Science, Marshall U., 1970; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1973.
Professor of law, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1974-1979; professor of law, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1979-1982, 83-84; professor of law, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1982-1983; professor of law, Northwestern University, Chicago, since 1984; John Henry Wigmore professor, Northwestern University, Chicago, since 1992. President faculty senate U. Iowa, 1980-1981.
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Member American Bar Association (rules committee criminal justice section), American Law Institute.
Married Debra Jane Livingston, May 25, 1974 (divorced 1982). Children: Sarah, Adrienne. Married Julie O'Donnell, September 2, 1984.
Children: Michael, Conor.