LAW-2700 Advanced Topics in Evidence
In this course we will explore areas not usually reached in the traditional Evidence class. We will cover, in depth, a number of topics that are important for the UBE and for the practice of law. These include: Privileges, under the Federal Rules of Evidence, state statutes and rules; Expert Evidence and Lay Opinions; Judicial Notice; the Best Evidence Rule; Presumptions and Burdens of Proof; the Mode and Order of the Presentation of Evidence, including form and scope of questions, objections, control by the court, exclusion of witnesses; Writings, Recordings and Photographs; Rape Shield, and related issues. We will also cover relevant constitutional issues as they affect the admissibility of Evidence. The required text will be the 3rd edition of George Fisher's Evidence book, which professors at Suffolk use consistently. Summer 2018
Prerequisite
LAW-2166