This is the text for a lecture that I have given to lawyers on the rules of evidence in both the California and federal courts.  This course is a comprehensive summary of the essential rules and works well as either an introduction to the subject or as a review for lawyers who want to brush up in preparation for a trial or litigation.  If you have a cassette player in your car, you can order the tapes and learn the painless way.

The text for the class

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