In this October 17, 2013, 3.3-hour presentation, Michael J. Hutter, Esquire, Professor of Law at Albany Law School, provides a useful and comprehensive explanation of the recent case decisions involving evidence in New York courts.

Topics include:

üProcedural Concerns

• court control over trial, presentation of proof, spoliation, jury examinations, objections

üBurdens Of Proof And Alternatives To Proof

• res ipsa loquitur, noseworthy, presumptions

üRelevancy

• generally, character, habit, insurance, settlement, missing witnesses/documents

üWitnesses

• competency, interpreter, compensation, opinion, refreshing recollection, sequestration

üImpeachment

• generally, conviction, prior inconsistent statement, character witness for untruthfulness

üHearsay

• exceptions: admissions, prior inconsistent statement, excited utterance/present sense impression, business record, hospital and medical records, statements of physical condition and cause thereof

üExpert Testimony

• appropriate subject matter and necessity, qualifications, bases, methodology

üPrivilege

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