Evidence Law ((3 Units))

Catalog description

Prerequisites: CRJU 100 and CRJU 202 . This course will examine the rules governing the admission, exclusion, and presentation of evidence in criminal proceedings. Topics to be covered in this course include history and development of evidence law; relevancy; categorical rules of exclusion; character and habit evidence; competency of witnesses; examination and impeachment of witnesses; opinion and expert testimony; presentation of evidence; privilege; the hearsay rule and its exceptions; presumptions and burdens of proof; and the scope of judicial notice.