Evidence:

11. Physical Evidence

    1. Authentication

       Advisory Committee Note to F.R.E. 901

       United States v. Long

       Bruther v. General Electric Co.

       United States v. Casto

       United States v. Grant

    2. The Best Evidence Rule

       1. Scope and Purpose

          John H. Langbein, Historical Foundations of the Law of Evidence: A View from the Ryder Sources

          Meyers v. United States

          Advisory Committee Notes to F.R.E. 1001-1002

          United States v. Gonzales-Benitez

          Dale A. Nance, The Best Evidence Principle

       2. Exceptions

          Advisory Committee Notes to F.R.E. 1003-1008

          United States v. Stockton

          United States v. Standing Soldier

          Seiler v. Lucasfilm, Ltd.

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          Problem

    3. Demonstrative Evidence

       McCormick on Evidence

       Jennifer L. Mnookin, The Image of Truth: Photographic Evidence and the Power of Analogy

                  [Click here for Professor Jennifer Mnookin's website on photographic evidence]

                  [Click here for Thomas Thurston's hypertext essay on photographic evidence]

       United States v. Weeks

       United States v. Humphrey

       Roland v. Langlois

       United States v. Wood

       Bannister v. Town of Noble, Oklahoma

       Robert D. Brain and Daniel J. Broderick, The Derivative Use of Demonstrative Evidence: Charting Its Proper Evidentiary Status

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