Missouri Evidentiary Foundations - Fourth Edition

Missouri Evidentiary Foundations shows you how to address and overcome evidentiary problems in Missouri courtrooms. Using specific lines of questioning and courtroom-proven techniques that apply Missouri evidentiary law, you ll learn how to: -Frame foundational questions to gain admission or exclusion of evidence, -Control the evidence in civil and criminal cases, -Make sure your questions are easily understood, - "Walk & Talk" an exhibit into evidence, -Use motions in limine, motions to strike, and other motions and objections. Most sections of the book use a 3-part format: First, a brief discussion of a particular evidentiary doctrine; Second, the doctrine is broken down into a list of foundational elements--the historical facts and events that constitute the evidentiary predicate for admission of the evidence; And finally, a sample foundation demonstrates the application of the evidentiary doctrine, showing how each element of the foundation converts into concrete questions in the courtroom. Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition includes new sections and updated material, Missouri Evidentiary Foundations will assist Missouri trial counsel with the first obligation of any trial lawyer: to convert facts presented in support of a client's claim or defense into admissible evidence at trial. The book is an authoritative, practical resource for Missouri lawyers on the presentation of evidence at trial.