Y4.J892: Ev32 RULES OF EVIDENCE 93-2 35-817 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE H.R. 5463 A BILL TO ESTABLISH RULES OF EVIDENCE FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Chairman JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts QUENTIN N. BURDICK, North Dakota ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN V. TUNNEY, California ROMAN L. HRUSKA, Nebraska HUGH SCOTT, Pennsylvania STROM THURMOND, South Carolina CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland (II) CONTENTS Opening Statement of Senator Sam J. Ervin__. Opening Statement of Senator Roman L. Hruska___. Testimony of Hon. William L. Hungate, Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri, accompanied by Hon. David W. Dennis, Representative in Congress from the State of Indiana, and Hon. Lawrence J. Hogan, Representative in Congress from the State of Statement submitted by Hon. William L. Hungate_ Statement submitted by Hon. David W. Dennis- Statement submitted by Hon. Lawrence J. Hogan_-_ Testimony of Judge Roszel C. Thomsen, chairman, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States, accompanied by Judge Albert B. Maris, Judge Charles W. Joiner, Professor James William Moore, members of the Standing Statement submitted by Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure and the Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence of the Judicial Conference of the United States____ Statement submitted by Hon. Charles W. Joiner__ Statement submitted by Professor James William Moore--- Statement submitted by James F. Schaeffer, Association of Trial Law- Testimony of George A. Spiegelberg of New York, on behalf of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Ad Hoc New York Trial Statement submitted on behalf of the American College of Trial Lawyers Testimony of W. Vincent Rakestraw, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, accompanied by H. M. Ray, U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Mississippi, and Roger M. Pauley, Deputy Chief, Legislation and Special Projects Section, Statement submitted by H. M. Ray, U.S. Attorney, Northern District Statement submitted by W. Vincent Rakestraw, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice--- Letter to Chairman Eastland from Assistant Attorney General Rake- Testimony of Richard H. Keatinge, chairman, California Evidence Law Revision Commission, Los Angeles, Calif., accompanied by John T. Blanchard, associate, Keatinge, Libbott, Bates, and Loo----. "The Federal Rules of Evidence: An Overview and Critique," submitted Letter to the Judiciary Committee from Richard H. Keatinge, dated Page 200 Testimony of Albert E. Jenner, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Rules "The Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence" by Paul 202 215 215 245 264 Testimony of Dr. Maurice Grossman, M.D., chairman, Task Force on Statement submitted by Dr. Maurice Grossman and Dr. Stanley L. Supplemental statement submitted by Dr. Stanley L. Portnow-- Statement submitted by Herbert Semmel on behalf of the Washington 280 281 296 298 299 Testimony of Judge Roszel C. Thomsen, Chairman, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States___. 319 ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Rules of evidence for U.S. courts and magistrates, as promulgated by 320 340 Staff memorandum, Senate Judiciary Committee, Re H.R. 5463, an act to 355 362 Letter dated June 11, 1974, from Justice Tom C. Clark, to Senator 363 Letter dated May 9, 1973, from Senator Stevens to Chairman Eastland, enclosing letter from Dr. Rodman Wilson, chairman, Legislative Committee of the Alaska State Medical Association_. 364 Letter dated March 11, 1974, from Eugene A. Burdick, past president, 364 Letter and accompanying statement of Judge Thomas J. Clary to Senator 366 Letter dated April 3, 1974, from Judge W. C. Stuart (Iowa) to Senator 370 Letter dated April 4, 1974, from Judge William K. Thomas (Ohio) to 371 Letter dated April 4, 1974, from Judge C. G. Neese (Tennessee) to Senator Burdick__ 371 Letter dated April 5, 1974, from Judge Charles R. Weiner (Pennsylvania) to Senator Burdick__. 371 Letter dated April 8, 1974, from Judge John V. Singleton, Jr. (Texas) to Chairman Eastland_ 372 Letter dated April 10, 1974, from Judge A. Andrew Hauk (California) to Chairman Eastland__ 372 Letter dated April 10, 1974, from Judge Nicholas J. Walinski (Ohio) to 373 Letter dated April 10, 1974, from Judge James B. McMillan (North 374 Letter dated May 30, 1974, from Senator Tower to Chairman Eastland enclosing letter from Leroy Jeffers, president, State Bar of Texas‒‒‒‒‒ 374 Letter dated June 3, 1974, from Stuart H. Johnson, Jr. submitting the statement of the Committee on Model Rules of Evidence of the Federal Bar Association___. Letter dated June 11, 1974, from Judge Irving R. Kaufman (New York) Letter dated June 12, 1974, from Frederick H. Block, chairman of the Page 377 378 379 380 382 384 |