TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Colin ED - Open Textbook Library TI - Evidence: Best Evidence Rule T2 - Open textbook library AV - KF385.A4 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Law KW - Textbooks KW - United States KW - Procedural Law N1 - I. Historical Origins of the Best Evidence Rule -- II. Article X: The Modern Best Evidence Rule N2 - The Best Evidence Rule, contained in Article X of the Federal Rules of Evidence (Rules 1001-1008) and state counterparts, is a Rule that requires a party seeking to prove the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph to produce the original (or a duplicate) or account for its nonproduction. Through a series of cases and hypotheticals drawn from actual cases, this chapter gives readers a roadmap for how to address any Best Evidence Rule issue in practice. Faculty materials also available: In addition to the free, open learning materials for students listed above, this eLangdell chapter includes a teacher's manual. Faculty and staff at CALI member schools can access these materials by logging in to eLangdell with a cali.org username and password. Contact CALI UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/107 ER -