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Evidence Practice

Forms, Treatises, and Practice Aids

The following resources include sample forms for select evidence procedures in the Pennsylvania courts. Forms may also be included in the other resources listed on this page.

Dunlap-Hanna Pennsylvania Forms LexisNexis
Also on the library's Lexis computers.
Search the index for Evidence to find relevant sections.

PA Legal Forms
Member database available to all members. Includes a variety of forms relating to evidence, including sample complaints, motions, and jury instructions.

West's Pennsylvania Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
In the Civil Procedure volumes, search the index for Evidence to find relevant sections.

The following member databases include information on evidence in Pennsylvania. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access these databases. These databases are also available in the library.

The chapters/sections listed below are included as a starting place for that resource. Additional chapters/sections may apply. Consult the index or conduct a search in the resource to find additional material.

Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also on the library's Lexis computers and in print.

PA Legal Forms
Member database available to all members. Includes a variety of forms relating to evidence, including sample complaints, motions, and jury instructions.

Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available on the library's Lexis computers and in print.
See "Evidence" (vol. 24).

Weissenberger's Pennsylvania Evidence ... Courtroom Manual
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also on the library's Lexis computers and in print.

The following print resources include information on evidence in Pennsylvania. Some resources published by LexisNexis and West/Thomson Reuters may be available on the library's Lexis and Westlaw computers. See below for more information.

The chapters/sections listed below are included as a starting place for that resource. Additional chapters/sections may apply. Consult the index or conduct a search in the resource to find additional material.

Admissibility of Evidence: A Manual for Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.

Binder on Pennsylvania Evidence Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Library also has previous editions: see all.

Dunlap-Hanna Pennsylvania Forms LexisNexis
Also on the library's Lexis computers.
Search the index for Evidence to find relevant sections.

Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence LexisNexis
Also on the library's Lexis computers and the LexisNexis Digital Library.

Pennsylvania Evidence West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.

Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia LexisNexis
Also available on the library's Lexis computers and on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See "Evidence". Library also has previous edition: see all.

Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence: with Comments of the Committee on Rules of Evidence Gann Law Books

Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence with Trial Objections West/Thomson Reuters
Library has previous editions: see all.

Pennsylvania Trial Guide: Evidence Bisel
Library has previous edition: see all.

Standard Pennsylvania Practice 2d West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 49: Evidence, Generally. Additional chapters may cover evidence issues. Search the index for Evidence to find additional chapters.
Library also has previous edition: see all.

Summary of Pennsylvania Jurisprudence West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
Search the index for Evidence to find relevant sections.
Library also has the previous edition. See a librarian for more information.

Weissenberger's Pennsylvania Evidence ... Courtroom Manual LexisNexis
Also on the library's Lexis computers and the LexisNexis Digital Library.

West's Pennsylvania Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
In the Civil Procedure volumes, search the index for Evidence to find relevant sections.

In conjunction with its continuing legal education courses, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) produces books covering various topics. Some of these concentrate on more specific or unusual areas of the law. When a researcher has difficulty finding an answer in the manuals or form books, it is a good idea to turn to a PBI publication for guidance.

Binder on Pennsylvania Evidence
Library also has previous editions: see all.

Hot Topics in Capital Cases 2020
See Chapter 2: Defense Forensics: Digital Evidence.

How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced in Pennsylvania NBI
Library has previous editions: see all. 

Lights, Camera, Evidence!
Library has previous editions: see all.

Win Your Case with D.I.Y. Visual Technology
See Chapter 1: Video, Photographic, and Demonstrative Evidence.

Court Rules

Court rules often outline the procedures surrounding trials. The Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence focus on procedures surrounding evidence in Pennsylvania. Please note that additional civil and criminal rules may also apply.

For additional places to find Pennsylvania Court Rules, including in print and on the library's Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law computers, see the Pennsylvania Court Rules - State guide.

For how to access county court rules, see the Pennsylvania Court Rules - County guide.