Evidence
Law 999
A lengthy description of the class.
This is an evidence course.
Law School:
Class/Course Start Date:
February 2009 - May 2009
Federal Rules of Evidence (LII 2006 ed.)
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS [Table of Contents]
Thicker Still
Thicker Still
P, a passenger in O's car, was injured when the car collided with a taxi driven by D. P sues D. D seeks to introduce evidence of settlements between D and O, where O agreed to pay for damages to D's vehicle, and between P and O, wherein O paid P an undisclosed amount for P's injuries. What ruling and why?
Even when evidence of a completed settlement is not offered against a party, can it be excluded under Rule 408 if offered to prove "invalidity of the claim or its amount"?
P, a passenger in O's car, was injured when the car collided with a taxi driven by D. P sues D. D seeks to introduce evidence of settlements between D and O, where O agreed to pay for damages to D's vehicle, and between P and O, wherein O paid P an undisclosed amount for P's injuries. What ruling and why?
Even when evidence of a completed settlement is not offered against a party, can it be excluded under Rule 408 if offered to prove "invalidity of the claim or its amount"?
DNA, THE DEATH PENALTY AND HORRIFYING MISTAKES
DNA, THE DEATH PENALTY AND HORRIFYING MISTAKES
BY GEORGE F. WILL
The Washington Post 4/6/2000
''Don't you worry about it,'' said the Oklahoma prosecutor to the defense lawyer. ''We're gonna needle your client. You know, lethal injection, the needle. We're going to needle Robert.''
BY GEORGE F. WILL
The Washington Post 4/6/2000
''Don't you worry about it,'' said the Oklahoma prosecutor to the defense lawyer. ''We're gonna needle your client. You know, lethal injection, the needle. We're going to needle Robert.''
J.R. TYBOR, PERJURY CASE GOES TO DOGS AFTER SHADOW CAST ON WITNESS
J.R. TYBOR, PERJURY CASE GOES TO DOGS AFTER SHADOW CAST ON WITNESS
The National Law Journal, Sept. 14, 1980, p.4
CHICAGO--Government attorneys would do better to quit star-gazing and talk to the animals, according to a recent appellate opinion here.
The National Law Journal, Sept. 14, 1980, p.4
CHICAGO--Government attorneys would do better to quit star-gazing and talk to the animals, according to a recent appellate opinion here.
L. TRIBE, TRIANGULATING HEARSAY
L. TRIBE, TRIANGULATING HEARSAY
87 Harv. L. Rev. 957, 957-961 (1974)
87 Harv. L. Rev. 957, 957-961 (1974)
D. Prejudice and Probativeness J. THAYER, A PRELIMINARY TREATISE ON EVIDENCE 266 (1898)
D. Prejudice and Probativeness
J. THAYER, A PRELIMINARY TREATISE ON EVIDENCE 266 (1898)
J. THAYER, A PRELIMINARY TREATISE ON EVIDENCE 266 (1898)
J. TANFORD & A. BOCCHINO, RAPE VICTIM SHIELD LAWS AND THE SIXTH AMENDMENT
J. TANFORD & A. BOCCHINO, RAPE VICTIM SHIELD LAWS AND THE SIXTH AMENDMENT
128 U. Pa. L. Rev. 544, 544-549, 550-551 (1980)
128 U. Pa. L. Rev. 544, 544-549, 550-551 (1980)
P. TAGUE, PERILS OF THE RULEMAKING PROCESS: THE DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION, AND UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF RULE 804(b)(3)'S PENAL INT
P. TAGUE, PERILS OF THE RULEMAKING PROCESS:
THE DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION, AND UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF RULE 804(b)(3)'S PENAL INTEREST EXCEPTION
69 Geo. L.J. 851, 862-863, 971 (1981)
The penal interest exception rests on the assumption that no one would knowingly implicate himself falsely in criminal conduct. Testing the validity of that assumption in a particular case involves at least six evidentiary questions....
THE DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION, AND UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF RULE 804(b)(3)'S PENAL INTEREST EXCEPTION
69 Geo. L.J. 851, 862-863, 971 (1981)
The penal interest exception rests on the assumption that no one would knowingly implicate himself falsely in criminal conduct. Testing the validity of that assumption in a particular case involves at least six evidentiary questions....
