Overview
Description
Analyzes how rules of evidence, emphasizing federal rules, are applied to criminal trials. Provides some historical perspective starting with common law.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
S U Only
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize, analyze, and rule correctly on issues involving whether to allow or disallow evidence based upon relevancy.
- apply the principles of authentication and identification to various categories of evidence, including digital records and social media.
- apply rules regarding character evidence.
- recognize and analyze whether evidence qualifies as hearsay; rule more effectively and expeditiously on complex hearsay issues.
- determine proper admission of opinion testimony of experts and lay witnesses.
- critically examine psychiatric opinion evidence.
- apply rules governing admission of impeachment and rehabilitation evidence in criminal cases.
- apply the rules relating to business records.
- apply the holding of Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004).
- recognize ethical issues that arise in considering evidentiary matters.
- discuss evidentiary issues facing the judges when attorneys use presentation technology.