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Law 6010 - Fall 2013

Caren Morrison

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Office: 426 Urban Life
Phone: 404-413-9174
Professor: Caren Morrison Class Times: TR, 10:15 am - 11:55 am
Syllabus: Syllabus | Location: Room 675
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Course Description

Evidence. Explores the rules for fact finding in the judicial process, with particular emphasis on the federal rules of evidence. Topics covered include judicial notice, real and demonstrative evidence, relevance, authentication, competence and examination of witnesses, impeachment, expert testimony, hearsay, privileges, and burdens of proof.

Textbooks

Title (ed.) Author / Publisher / ISBN Availability
Evidence (3rd) Fisher / Foundation / #9781609300609 GSU Bookstore
Law Library
Federal Rules of Evidence Statutory Supplement (2013-2014) Fisher / Foundation / #9781609303310 GSU Bookstore
Law Library

Course materials

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Assignment for Tuesday, August 20

Updated: August 12, 2013, 8:57 pm

Class 1: Introduction and Relevance—probativeness and materiality

Rule 102       Purpose

Rule 103       Rulings on Evidence

Rule 401       Test for Relevant Evidence

Rule 402       General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence

Rule 611       Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence

Fisher 22-34 (skip James excerpt pp. 24-25)

[2d ed. 18-19 & 21-30]

The Anglo-American Trial (will be posted on TWEN/MyWebCourses)

The Process of Proof—witnesses and physical evidence, direct and circumstantial evidence (will be posted on TWEN/MyWebCourses)

Common Objections (will be posted on TWEN/MyWebCourses) 

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