Texas Rules of Evidence Manual - 8th Edition

Texas Rules of Evidence Manual - 8th Edition provides an updated comprehensive reference to Texas evidence for both civil and criminal cases. The book provides a rule-by-rule analysis of each Rule of Evidence. This sturdy hard-cover text is designed for heavy use in the courtroom.

This text helps those who are bound to use the Texas Rules of Evidence, whether it is the bench or the bar or those studying evidence. While the text contains some the book is designed to explain what a particular Rule requires or prohibits, to indicate what the appellate courts have said about the Rules, and to offer some practical pointers on using the Rules. The book itself has been designed to make it as useful as possible to the harried judge, counsel, and student who must quickly find the "law."

Following each Rule is an editorial commentary on the Rule explaining how the Rule works, what the Texas courts have said about the Rule, and how it compares with the Federal Rule, because Texas courts often review federal precedent where they find it helpful in applying a Texas Rule. When appropriate, practical pointers are also provided on how to use the Rule. Where the Rules apply in the same fashion for both civil and criminal cases, those points are discussed together. On the other hand, where they diverge, the authors have used separate headings for "Civil" and "Criminal" when that seems appropriate.

One of the objectives of the Editorial Analysis in this text is to deal with the interrelationships in the various Rules. The authors have noted those areas where the Rules differ from pre-Rules case law or statutory provisions. Some of the Rules changed the prior Texas evidence law and, although many of the Texas Rules agree with the Federal Rules, a number differ significantly.

David A. Schlueter, Hardy Professor of Trial Advocacy, and Professor of; Law at St. Mary s University; currently teaches trial advocacy and evidence and is the author or co-author of a number of Texas and national books on evidence and criminal procedure.
Judge Robert R. Barton is a Senior District Court Judge in both Civil and Criminal cases and Hardy Professor (Emeritus) of Trial Advocacy at St. Mary s University School of Law. Judge Barton was a civil trial attorney and prosecutor for sixteen years, a District Judge for twelve years, Professor of law at St. Mary s for nine years, including six years as the Hardy Professor of Trial Advocacy. He is a co-author of Fundamentals of Texas Trial Practice - 3rd Edition and the author of Texas Search and Seizure - 4th Edition.