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D-170 – Evidence

4 Credits

Examination of the law of evidence including relevancy, impeachment, burden of proof, competency, privilege, demonstrative evidence, and writings. Federal Rules of Evidence are emphasized.

Fall Sections

Section A
Instructor Room Days Times
De Haven 304 T, Th 08:30am - 10:30am, 12:45pm - 02:45pm

Required Materials:

Fisher, Evidence (Casebook), (Foundation Press 2nd Edition), ISBN: 9781599410319

Fisher, Evidence (Stat & Case Supply)(2011-2012 Edition), (Foundation Press), ISBN: 9781599419640

Recommended Materials:

First Assignments:

See Attached:

De Haven – Evidence Day Section A Fall 2012 first assignment
Section B
Instructor Room Days Times
Mears 305 T, F 08:30am - 10:30am

Required Materials:

Broun, Evidence (Casebook), West Publishing Company College & School Division 7th Edition, ISBN: 9780314168795

Recommended Materials:

First Assignments:

See Attachment:
Mears – Evidence – First Assignments Fall Semester 2012
Section C
Instructor Room Days Times
Karsai 305 T, Th 01:15pm -03:15pm

Required Materials:

Fishman, Student’s Guide to Hearsay, (LexisNexis Matthew Bender 4th Edition), ISBN: 9780769846965

Friedland, Evidence Law & Practice: Cases & Materials 5E 2012 Student Loose-Leaf Version, (LexisNexis Matthew Bender), ISBN: 9780769849010

West, Federal Rues of Evidence (2012-2013), (West Publishing Company College & School Division 2nd Edition), ISBN: 9780314280992

Recommended Materials:

Weinstein, Evidence Manual (Student Edition), (LexisNexis Matthew Bender 9th Edition), ISBN: 9781422490952

First Assignments:

Relevance and conditional relevance

Chapter  3; FRE 101, 102, 103, 104, 401, 402

Knapp v. State

3-2 (Tu)

3-4 (explain why each item is or is not relevant) (Tu)

3-8 (Fri)

3-22 (Fri)

Review Problems 3-A, 3-B and 3-C (choose the best answer)
Section D
Instructor Room Days Times
Saviello 709 T, Th 01:15pm - 03:15pm

Required Materials:

Friedland, Evidence Law & Practice, (LexisNexis Matthew Bender 4th Edition), ISBN: 9781422477021

West, Federal Rules of Evidence (2011-2012), (West Publishing Company College & School Division), ISBN: 9780314275349

Recommended Materials:

Best, Evidence: Examples & Explanations, (Aspen Publishers Incorporated 8th Edition), ISBN: 9781454802488

Fishman, Student’s Guide to Hearsay, (LexisNexis Matthew Bender 4th Edition), ISBN: 9780769846965

 

First Assignments:

Relevance and conditional relevance
Friedland, Chapter  3; FRE 101, 102, 103, 104, 401, 402  
Problems: 3-2; 3-4; 3-7; 3-9; 3-11; 3-12; 3-15; 3-17; 3-19; 3-20; 3-24; Review Problems 3-B and 3-C.