Outline of evidence law in the United States
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The following outline of evidence law in the United States sets forth the areas of contention that generally arise in the presentation of evidence in trial proceedings.
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Relevance
Types of evidence
- Testimony
- Documentary evidence
- Physical evidence
- Real evidence
- Digital evidence
- Exculpatory evidence
- Scientific evidence
- Demonstrative evidence
- Lies
Judicial notice
Witnesses
- Witnesses
- Direct examination
- Cross-examination
- Witness impeachment
- Recorded recollection
- Expert witnesses
Privileges
Hearsay and exceptions
- Hearsay in English law
- Hearsay in United States law
- Confessions
- Business records exception
- Excited utterance
- Dying declaration
- Party admission
- Ancient documents
- Declarations against interest
- Present sense impression
- Res gestae
- Learned treatise
- Implied assertion
