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• Summary of the Rules of Evidence ( January 2001 )
  Vincent  Dicarlo of Law Office of Vincent DiCarlo

  We can only cover both the federal and California law of evidence in a brief essay like this by a ruthless process of selection and compression. What we will cover can best be thought of as that essential kernel of the law of evidence that the trial lawyer must carry in his head. Our task would be impossible but for two important facts. First, all of you have studied the law of evidence before, either in a course on evidence or in preparation for the bar exam. Accordingly, most of the rules presented will already be familiar to you. What we will do here is to try to review, organize, and reinforce that law so that you can apply it with confidence when you need it.