Evidence

Catalog description

This course examines categories of evidence and legal rules governing its admission and exclusion in the criminal process; the origin and development of evidentiary law; and the study of both codified evidentiary law and applicable court decisions. Specific topics include, types of evidence, the judicial process, the admission and exclusion of evidence, legal standards of proof, direct and circumstantial evidence, testimonial evidence and witness competency, the hearsay rule and its exceptions, demonstrative evidence, judicial notice, and issues relating to search and seizure.