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Table of Cases

The following cases have been selected by the authors as likely to be of interest in the teaching and learning of the law of Evidence. This list is being constantly updated and expanded. Each case appears in format edited by the authors for law school teaching.

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Adamczuk v. Holloway, 338 Pa. 263, 13 A.2d 2 (1940)
Amoco Production Co. v. United States, 619 F.2d 1383 (10th Cir. 1980)
Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880 (1983)
Barrel of Fun, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 739 F.2d 1028 (5th Cir. 1984)
Beech Aircraft Corp. v. Rainey, 488 U.S. 153 (1988)
Berger v. United States, 295 U.S. 78 (1935)
Bourjaily v. United States, 483 U.S. 171 (1987)
Bronston v. United States, 409 U.S. 352 (1973)
Brookover v. Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, 893 F.2d 411 (1st Cir. 1990)
Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968)
California v. Green, 399 U.S. 149 (1970)
Cameron v. Walton-March, Inc., No. 88-7279, 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4815 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 24, 1990)
Christophersen v. Allied-Signal Corp., 939 F.2d 1106 (5th Cir. 1991) (en banc)
Clark v. State 159 Tex. Cr. R. 187, 261 S.W.2d 339, cert. denied, 346 U.S. 855 (1953)
Clark v. Stewart, 126 Ohio St. 263, 185 N.E. 71 (1933)
Cole v. Cole, 328 S.E.2d 446, 74 N.C. App. 247 (1985)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Weintraub, 471 U.S. 343 (1985)
Commonwealth v. Bohannon, 376 Mass. 90, 378 N.E.2d 987 (1978)
Commonwealth v. Fuller, 423 Mass. 216, 667 N.E.2d 847 (1996)
Commonwealth v. Gouveia, 371 Mass. 566, 358 N.E.2d 1001 (1976)
Commonwealth v. Holden, 390 Pa. 221, 134 A.2d 868 (1957)
Commonwealth v. Jewett, 392 Mass. 558, 467 N.E.2d 155 (1984)
Commonwealth v. Stockhammer, 409 Mass. 867, 570 N.E.2d 992 (1991)
Couch v. United States, 409 U.S. 322 (1973)
County Court of Ulster City v. Allen, 442 U.S. 140 (1979)
Crumpton v. Confederation Life Insurance Co., 672 F.2d 1248 (5th Cir. 1982)
Cruz v. New York, 481 U.S. 186 (1987)
Dallas County v. Commercial Union Assurance Co., 286 F.2d 388 (5th Cir. 1961)
Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. Farnsworth, 148 Tex. 584, 227 S.W.2d 1017 (1950)
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 113 S. Ct. 2786 (1993)
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (on remand) , 43 F.3d 1311 (9th Cir. 1995)
Doe v. United States, 666 F.2d 43 (4th Cir. 1981)
Dowling v. United States, 493 U.S. 342 (1990)
Exum v. General Electric Co., 819 F.2d 1158 (D.C. Cir. 1987)

Federal Judges v. Science, N.Y. Times, Dec. 27, 1986, p.22, col. 1
Fisher v. United States, 425 U.S. 391 (1976)
Fletcher v. Weir, 455 U.S. 603 (1982)
Florida v. William Kennedy Smith, The Boston Globe, July 24, 1991, By Brian C. Mooney
Florida v. William Kennedy Smith, The Boston Globe, July 24, 1991, By Larry Tye and Irene Sege
Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923)
Garner v. United States, 439 U.S. 936 (1978)
General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136 (1997)
Ginter v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 576 F. Supp. 627 (E.D. Ky. 1984)
Glaser v. Thompson Medical Co., 32 F.3d 969 (6th Cir. 1994)
Griffin v. California, 380 U.S. 609 (1965)
Harrington v. California, 395 U.S. 250 (1969)
Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495 (1947)
Hinds v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., 155 Me. 349, 155 A.2d 721 (1959)
Hitch v. Arizona, 146 Ariz. 588, 708 P.2d 72 (1985)s
Hoy v. Morris, 79 Mass. 519 (1859)
Huddleston v. United States, 485 U.S. 681 (1988)
Idaho v. Wright, 497 U.S. 805 (1990)
In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation (Lilley), 611 F. Supp. 1267 (E.D.N.Y. 1985), aff'd, 818 F.2d 187 (2d Cir.), petition for cert. filed sub nom. Lombardi v. Dow Chem. Co., 56 U.S.L.W. 3249 (No. 87-436, Dec. 15, 1987)
In Re Farber (State v. Jascalevich), 78 N.J. 259, 394 A.2d 330, cert. denied, 439 U.S. 997 (1978)
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (Gregory P. Violette). 183 F.3d 71 (1st Cir. 1999)
In Re Ryder, 263 F. Supp. 360 (E.D. Va.), aff'd, 381 F.2d 713 (4th Cir. 1967)
Jaffee v. Redmond, 116 S. Ct. 1923 (June 13, 1996)
Jenkins v. Anderson, 447 U.S. 231 (1980)
Johnson v. Lutz, 253 N.Y. 124, 170 N.E. 517 (1930)

Kumhom Tire Company, Ltd v. Patrick Carmichael 119 S.Ct. 1167 (March 23, 1999)
Lilly v. Virginia 527 U.S. 116; 119 S. Ct. 1887 (1999)
Mahlandt v. Wild Canid Survival & Research Center, Inc., 588 F.2d 626 (8th Cir. 1979)
Marx & Co., Inc. v. Diners Club, Inc., 550 F.2d 505 (2d Cir. 1977)
Maryland v. Craig, 497 U.S. 836 (1990)
Mattox v. United States, 156 U.S. 237 (1895)
Medina v. California, 112 S. Ct. 2572 (1992)
Meyer v. United States, 464 F. Supp. 317 (D. Colo. 1979)
Meyers v. United States, 171 F.2d 800 (D.C. Cir.), cert. denied, 336 U.S. 912 (1949)
Michelson v. United States, 335 U.S. 469 (1948)
Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 1 (1967)
Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684 (1975)
Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Hillmon, 145 U.S. 285 (1892)
Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56 (1980)
Old Chief v. United States, 519 U.S. 172 (1997)
Oliphant v. Koehler, 594 F.2d 547 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 877 (1979)
Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 506 A.2d 1100 (D.C. Ct. App. 1986)

Palmer v. Hoffman, 318 U.S. 109 (1943)
Parker v. Randolph, 442 U.S. 62 (1979)
Patterson v. New York, 432 U.S. 197 (1977)
People v. Bowley, 59 Cal. 2d 855, 31 Cal. Rptr. 471, 382 P.2d 591 (1963)
People v. Collins, 68 Cal. 2d 319, 438 P.2d 33, 66 Cal. Rptr. 497 (1968
People v. Hughes, 59 N.Y.2d 523, 453 N.E.2d 484, 466 N.Y.S.2d 255 (1983)
People v. Zackowitz, 254 N.Y. 192, 172 N.E. 466 (1930)
Phinney v. Detroit United Railway Co., 232 Mich. 399, 205 N.W. 124 (1925)
Pointer v. Texas, 380 U.S. 400 (1965)
Prichard v. United States, 181 F.2d 326 (6th Cir.), aff'd, 339 U.S. 974 (1950)
Radiant Burners v. American Gas Association, 207 f. Supp. 771 (n.d. ill. 1962), rev'd, 320 f.2d 314 (7th cir. 1963)
Rex v. Smith, 11 Cr. App. R. 229, 84 L.J.K.B. 2153 (1915)
Richardson v. Marsh, 481 U.S. 200 (1987)
Richardson v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc., 649 F. Supp. 799 (D.D.C. 1986)
Rioux v. Daniel Intern Corp., 582 F. Supp. 620 (D. Me. 1984)
Robbins v. Farmers Union Grain Terminal Asssociation, 552 F.2d 788 (8th Cir. 1977)
Rock v. Arkansas, 483 U.S. 44 (1987)
Romano v. Ann & Hope Factory Outlet, Inc., 417 A.2d 1375 (R.I. 1980).
Schallock v. Heinze, Ariz. Super. Ct., Maricopa, CV 90-21962 (1990)
Shepard v. United States, 290 U.S. 96 (1933)
Shepard v. United States, 290 U.S. 96 (1933)
Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories, 26 Cal. 3d 588, 163 Cal. Rptr. 132, 607 P.2d 924 (1980)
Sisk v. State, 232 Md. 155, 192 A.2d 108 (1963)
Smith v. Rapid Transit Inc., 317 Mass. 469, 58 N.E.2d 754 (1945)
Smith v. Superior Court (Abbott Ford), 151 Cal. App. 3d 491, 198 Cal. Rptr. 829 (1984)
State v. Chapple, 135 Ariz. 281, 660 P.2d 1208 (1983)
State v. Conlogue, 474 A.2d 167 (Me. 1984)
State v. Jacques, 558 A.2d 706 (Me. 1989)
State v. Saldana, 324 N.W.2d 227 (Minn. 1982)
State v. Tatum, 360 P.2d 754 (Wash. 1961)
State of Maine v. Thomas Williams, 388 A.2d 500 (Me. 1978)
St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, 113 S. Ct. 2742 (1993)
St. Pierre v. Houde, 269 A.2d 538 (Me. 1970)
Supriniuk v. Petriw, 334 A.2d 857 (Me. 1975)
Tanner v. United States, 483 U.S. 107 (1987).
Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248 (1981)
Threadgill v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 928 F.2d 1366 (3d Cir. 1991)
Three Juveniles v. Commonwealth, 390 Mass. 357, 455 N.E.2d 1203 (1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1068 (1984)
Tome v. United States, 115 S. Ct. 696 (1995)
Trammel v. United States, 445 U.S. 40 (1980)
Tucker v. State, 82 Nev. 127, 412 P.2d 970 (1966)

United States v. Abel, 469 U.S. 45 (1984)
United States v. Alexander, 48 F.3d 1477 (9th Cir. 1995)
United States v. Amaechi, 991 F.2d 374 (7th Cir. 1993)
United States v. Bailey, 581 F.2d 341 (3d Cir. 1978)
United States v. Bailey, 439 F. Supp. 1303 (W.D. Pa. 1977)
United States v. Beechum, 582 F.2d 898 (5th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 920 (1979)
United States v. Carroll, 860 F.2d 500 (1st Cir. 1988)
United States v. Danzey, 594 F.2d 905 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 951 (1979)
United States v. Doe, 465 U.S. 605 (1984)
United States v. Downing, 609 F. Supp. 784 (E.D. Pa. 1985)
United States v. Downing, 753 F.2d 1224 (3d Cir. 1985)
United States v. Dube, 520 F.2d 250 (1st Cir. 1975)
United States v. Estes, 994 F.2d 147 (5th Cir. 1993)
United States v. Fearwell, 595 F.2d 771 (D.C. Cir. 1978)
Unites States v. Figueroa Lopez, 125 F.3d 1241 (9th Cir. 1997)
United States v. Garner, 574 F.2d 1141 (4th Cir. 1978)
United States v. Grassi, 602 F.2d 1192 (5th Cir. 1979).
United States v. Guardia, 135 F.3d 1326 (10th Cir. 1998)
United States v. Harris, 914 F.2d 927 (7th Cir. 1990)
Unites States v. Hayes, 227 F. 3d 578 (6th Cir. 2000)
United States v. Inadi, 475 U.S. 387 (1986)
United States v. Johnson, 575 F.2d 1347 (5th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 907 (1979)
United States v. Mahecha-Onofre, 936 F.2d 623 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 112 S. Ct. 648 (1991)
United States v. Marcantoni, 590 F.2d 1324 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 937 (1979)
United States v. Mezzanatto, 115 S. Ct. 696 (1995)
United States v. Owens, 484 U.S. 554 (1988)
United States v. Paige, 464 F. Supp. 99 (E.D. Pa. 1978)
United States v. Pape, 144 F.2d 778 (2d Cir. 1944)
United States v. Pisari, 636 F.2d 855 (1st Cir. 1981)
United States v. Ratliff, 623 F.2d 1293 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 876 (1980)
United States v. Scales, 594 F.2d 558 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 946 (1979)
United States v. Schmidt, 343 F. Supp. 444 (M.D. Pa. 1972)
United States v. Silverman, 861 F.2d 571 (9th Cir. 1988)
United States v. Sims, 588 F.2d 1145 (6th Cir. 1978)
United States v. Stone, 604 F.2d 922 (5th Cir. 1979)
United States v. Taylor, 648 F.2d 565 (9th Cir. 1981)
United States v. Trenkler, 61 F.3d 45 (1^st Cir. 1995)
United States v. Valencia, 61 F.3d 616 (8th Cir. 1995)
United States v. West, 574 F.2d 1131 (4th Cir. 1978)
United States v. Yahweh Ben-Yahweh, 792 F. Supp. 104 (S.D. Fla. 1992)
United States v. Zolin, 491 U.S. 554 (1989)
Upjohn Co. v. United States 449 U.S. 383 (1981)
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, 490 U.S. 642 (1989)
Warner v. Maine Cent. R. Co.
Washington v. Swan, 114 Wash. 2d 613, 790 P.2d 610 (Wash. 1990
Wells by Maihafer v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., 615 F. Supp. 262 (N.D. Ga. 1985), modified, 788 F.2d 741 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 950 (1986)
Werner v. Upjohn Co., 628 F.2d 848 (4th Cir. 1980)
White v. Illinois, 112 S. Ct. 736 (1992)
Whitehurst v. Wright, 592 F.2d 834 (5th Cir. 1979)
Williams v. Florida, 110 So. 2d 654 (Fla. Sup. Ct. 1959)
Wilson v. State, 370 Md. 191, 803 A.2d 1034 (Maryland Court of Appeals 2002)
Yee Hem v. United States, 268 U.S. 178 (1925)