Federal California Evidence Rules

Federal and California Evidence Rules: Printed on Facing Pages, with Notes, Comments, Selected Legislative History, and Comparative Commentary

Federal and California Evidence Rules: With Notes, Comments, Selected Legislative History, and Comparative Commentary, 2020–2021 Edition

Printed on facing pages, with notes, comments, selected legislative history, and comparative commentary

Federal and California Evidence Rules

This comprehensive supplement incorporates the most recent statutory developments in the Federal Rules of Evidence and California Evidence Code. Features of the 2024 Edition: Complete text of the Federal Rules of Evidence, along with Advisory Committee Notes and relevant legislative history. Complete text of the Federal Rules of Evidence rejected by Congress, with Advisory Committee Notes and relevant legislative history. Complete text of the California Evidence Code, along with Law Revision Commission Comments and relevant legislative history. “Truth in Evidence” amendments to the California Constitution, with a summary of their effect on California evidence law. Five proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence that have now been approved by the Supreme Court and will take effect December 31, 2024.

This is the only book that concisely and systematically compares the Federal Rules of Evidence and California Evidence Code. Each chapter corresponds to an article of the FRE. Each section contains the applicable Rule, the corresponding Evidence Code Section(s), and a concise comparison of the two. This edition newly includes the complete set of the FRE and the Evidence Code, including their respective notes and comments. It also newly includes the deleted Rules and a table that indicates where the Rules and Evidence Code Sections are cited in the book.