Evidence:

8. Competence

   1. In General

      James B. Thayer, Select Cases on Evidence at the Common Law

      Rosen v. United States 

      Advisory Committee Note to F.R.E. 601

      United States v. Lightly

   2. Personal Knowledge

      Advisory Committee Note to F.R.E. 602

      United States v. Hickey

   3. Oath or Affirmation

      United States v. Ward

      United States v. Allen J.

      Victor Gold, Do the Federal Rules of Evidence Matter?

      Problems

   4. Dead Man Statutes

      Report of the House Judiciary Committee

      McCormick on Evidence

      Alabama Code § 12-21-163

      California Evidence Code § 1261

   5. Competence and the Constitution

      Rock v. Arkansas

      Problem

   6. Judges, Jurors, and Lawyers

      Advisory Committee Note to F.R.E. 605

      Advisory Committee Note to F.R.E. 606

      Tanner v. United States 

      People v. Fleiss

      United States v. Ewing

      Problems

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