Evidence

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The Federal Rules of Evidence is located within Statutes > Federal Rules of Evidence (under Federal section)

• Sections related to Evidence within the U.S. Code (USCA, which is not the official version, as it contains annotations), are Title 18 (Crimes and Criminal Procedure)  > Part II (Criminal Procedure) > Chapter 223 (Witnesses and Evidence) and Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) > Part V (Procedure) > Chapter 115 (Evidence; Documentary), Chapter 117 (Evidence; Depositions), Chapter 119 (Evidence; Witnesses).
• Several ways to access these, including:
  • Statutes > United State Code Annotated (USCA) (within Federal section)
  • Federal materials > United State Code Annotated (USCA) 

The Illinois Rules of Evidence can be found within State materials > Illinois > Illinois Court Rules (within Statutes & Court Rules section).

(Steigmann, Justince Robert J.; Lori A. Nicholson; Kevin J. Born)

Accessible on Westlaw via:

Secondary Sources > Illinois (By State) > Illinois Evidence Manual

OR

State materials > Illinois > All Illinois Secondary Sources (Secondary Sources) > Illinois Evidence Manual

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