Evidence in Florida

•    Updated statutes, rules, and case law.
•    Discussion of the recently adopted Daubert Standard as it relates to expert witness testimony.
•    Recorded Recollections and the Florida Supreme Court's recent rejection of the "totality of the circumstances approach" as it relates to F.S. 90.803(5).
•    Discussion of Florida's recently adopted Standard Jury Instructions — Business and Contract Cases, as it relates to the parol evidence rule.
•    Discussion of Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.451 and the taking of evidence by communication equipment.
•    Discussion of hot topics including:
•    Journalist or Reporter Privilege under F.S. 90.5015;
•    Admission of DNA lab reports, witness unavailability, and the Confrontation Clause.
•    Adoptive admissions and possession of a written document carried for purposes of identification.
•    Former testimony and the definition of "predecessor in interest" under F.S. 90.804(2)(a).
•    Limitations placed on a prosecutor's reenactments or demonstrations during closing argument.
•    Judicial notice of electronic evidence.
•    Authentication and social media.