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603 - Evidence
Professor: Deborah Jones Merritt
Credits: 4
Semester: 2009 Autumn
Second Writing Requirement? No
Seminar? No
Professional Responsibility? No
Prerequisites: None
Means of Assessment: Exam
Special Notes: Second-Year Priority Course
Course Description
This course surveys the Federal Rules of Evidence. Concepts include
relevance, character evidence, witness impeachment, hearsay, expert
testimony, and privileges. The course uses the Merritt and Simmons
"uncasebook" on evidence, rather than the case method. Class sessions
allow students to explore evidence through problems, simulations, and
other interactive exercises.
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