Judge William H. Filmore, Tobie J. Smith, and J. Patrick Lamb Most Often Cited Rule of Evidence: 404(b) The first sentence of Alabama Rules of Evidence Rule 404(b) gives the general rule: “Evidence of other ....

By Gary L. Blume and Ronald W. Smith “I’m not strange, weird, off, nor crazy. My reality is just different than yours.”–The Cheshire Cat[1] Many lawyers who rarely find themselves representing accused, abused, or neglected ....

By Ashleigh Meyer Dunham and Sandra Eubank Gregory Family law is full of emotion and drama mixed in with biased facts and evidentiary pitfalls. Whether you are in the midst of an original divorce or ....

By Terrence W. McCarthy and Allison R. Bendall Introduction The Alabama Rules of Evidence did not become effective until January 1, 1996, nearly 200 years after the Alabama court system was created. For many decades, ....