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The new edition of California Objections brings you:
New Rules of Professional Conduct. Chapter 20 Attorney Conduct covers new rules on conflicts of interest; duty of candor toward tribunal; fairness to opposing party and counsel; and contact with judges, employees, and jurors.
Making a record of oral proceedings. In most courts, you now have to make your own arrangements for a court reporter. New material in Chapter 1 Objections, Motions, and Related Procedures discusses the statutes and rules regarding court reporters and the importance of checking court policies.
More than 100 new case citations on these and other topics:
Jury Selection (Ch 2)
No right to jury trial on amount of civil penalties under Unfair Competition Law.
Complete deprivation of right to jury trial compels reversal in criminal cases.
When judge must permit supplemental time for voir dire.
Jury Conduct and Management (Ch 3)
Discharge of juror before verdict is rendered.
Challenging juror misconduct after a verdict.
Juror's receipt of outside information about case.
Order of Proceedings (Ch 4)
Considerations for courts when imposing time limits on trial proceedings.
Prosecution's obligation to disclose rebuttal witnesses.
Amendment of answer during trial to assert new affirmative defense.
Witness Examination (Ch 7)
Criminal defendant's waiver of right to be present during trial.
Right to re-cross examination; is there one?
Showing writing used to refresh witness' recollection to jury.
Hearsay (Ch 9)
Testimony of content of text message was not hearsay.
Admission of non-testimonial statements of a codefendant.
Admissibility of statements of an unavailable witness.
Statements of a human trafficking victim admitted against the trafficker under the co-conspirator exception.
Non-testimonial statements of a codefendant that implicate the defendant.
Whether a prior identification has tainted witness' ability to identify a defendant.
Elements of the published compilation exception, publication, use and reliability requirements.
Character and Habit (Ch. 11)
Admission of prior similar incidents to show intent.
Evaluating the probative value of the evidence of prior domestic violence.
Evidence that a defendant planned to commit a crime as evidence the defendant later committed that crime.
Documents (Ch. 14)
Testimony of a witness with general knowledge of computer system to authenticate a recording downloaded from the computer.
Testimony as to content of deleted sexually explicit text messages.
Production of numerous witness statements, police reports, and diagrams for 1st time at trial.
Alternative Methods of Proof (Ch. 18)
Estoppel in land use matters.
Defendant not equitably stopped from recouping miscalculated pension payments.
Submission to Jury (Ch. 22)
Failure to instruct jury on alternate theory of crime.
When pinpoint instruction is required.
When instruction on lesser included offense is required
When instruction on defendant's failure to testify is required
Instructing jury to return to deliberations when they are unable to reach a verdict.
