A Practical Guide to Evidence in Maine

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Publication Date: 10/23/2024
Edition: 2nd Edition 2024
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Introduction to the Maine Rules of Evidence
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Hon. Thomas E. Humphrey, Maine Supreme Judicial Court

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Presumptions and Facts Established Without Formal Proof
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Brian T. Marshall, Esq.,
Hon. John O'Neil, Jr., Maine Superior Court

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Evidentiary Exclusions and Limitations
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Hon. Ann M. Murray, Maine Superior Court
Hon. John C. Nivison, U.S. District Court for District of Maine

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Witness Competency, Corroboration, and Support
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Lara M. Nomani, Esq., Office of Maine Attorney General

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Hearsay Exceptions Involving State of Mind
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Daniel A. Pileggi, Esq.,

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Identification
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Walter F. McKee, Esq., McKee Law

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Reputation
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Ashley Perry, Esq., Sanders, Hanstein & Carey PA

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Impeachment
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Erica M. Johanson, Esq., Jensen Baird
Neal F. Pratt, Esq., Pierce Atwood LLP

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Rehabilitation of Witnesses
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Jeffrey D. Talbert, Esq.,

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Privileges
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Jonathan P. Hunter, Esq., Rudman & Winchell
David C. King, Esq., Rudman Winchell

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Lay Witness Opinion Testimony
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Hon. Andrew M. Horton, Maine Superior Court

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Expert Witness Opinion Testimony: Admission and Exclusion in Maine
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Sigmund D. Schutz, Esq., Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP

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Documentary Evidence
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David A. Goldman, Esq., Norman, Hanson & DeTroy LLC

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Demonstrative Evidence
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Brita J. Forssberg, Esq., Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, PA
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

Timothy J. Bryant, Esq., Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP, Portland

Hon. John C. Nivison, U.S. District Court for District of Maine, Bangor

Author(s)

Brita J. Forssberg, Esq., Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, PA, Portland

David A. Goldman, Esq., Norman, Hanson & DeTroy LLC, Portland

Hon. Andrew M. Horton, Maine Superior Court , Portland

Hon. Thomas E. Humphrey, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Portland

Jonathan P. Hunter, Esq., Rudman & Winchell, Bangor

Erica M. Johanson, Esq., Jensen Baird, Portland

David C. King, Esq., Rudman Winchell, Bangor

Brian T. Marshall, Esq.,

Walter F. McKee, Esq., McKee Law, Augusta

Hon. Ann M. Murray, Maine Superior Court, Bangor

Hon. John C. Nivison, U.S. District Court for District of Maine, Bangor

Lara M. Nomani, Esq., Office of Maine Attorney General, Augusta

Hon. John O'Neil, Jr., Maine Superior Court, Alfred

Ashley Perry, Esq., Sanders, Hanstein & Carey PA, Farmington

Daniel A. Pileggi, Esq.,

Neal F. Pratt, Esq., Pierce Atwood LLP, Portland

Sigmund D. Schutz, Esq., Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP, Portland

Jeffrey D. Talbert, Esq., Newark

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A Practical Guide to Evidence in Maine

An instant law library

A Practical Guide to Evidence in Maine

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Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Maine Rules of Evidence

Presumptions and Facts Established Without Formal Proof

Evidentiary Exclusions and Limitations

Witness Competency, Corroboration, and Support

Hearsay Exceptions Involving State of Mind

Identification

Reputation

Impeachment

Rehabilitation of Witnesses

Privileges

Lay Witness Opinion Testimony

Expert Witness Opinion Testimony: Admission and Exclusion in Maine

Documentary Evidence

Demonstrative Evidence

Editor(s)

Author(s)