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Law 16 - Civil & Criminal Evidence - Section # 11791
Hybrid Class - Meets Weds. 6:50 - 8:15 pm - CMS 004
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Distribution of Grades
Quizzes 40% of your grade
Assignments 45% of your grade
Team Presentations - 15% of your grade
A = 90% or above
B = 80% or above
C = 70% or above
D = 60% or above
A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class
Week 1 - Due 2/11/18
- Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook - Evidence for Paralegals - go to http://lamission.edu/online
- Read Chapter 1 Introduction to Evidence
- Use this Summary of Evidence throughout the class to supplement your book and provide further explanations
- Dear Online Student
- Post your Introduction
- Read Law Study
- Read Legal Argumentation
- Read Learning Ethics
- Read Strategies against Procrastination
- Read Reading Law Cases-Codes
Week 2 - Due 2/18/18
- Read Chapter 2 - Relevance
- #1 Evidentiary Objections
- #2 Kinds of Evidence - Monroe case
- #3 Relevance Questions
Week 3 - Due 2/25/18
- no chapter to read
- #4 Veronica Hypothetical
- #5 Cofeld case
- #6 7-11 Hypo
- #7 Danielle Hype
- Test #A Intro to Evidence Quiz
Week 4 - Due 3/4/18
- Read Chapter 9 - Hearsay (skip chapters 3-8, we will come back to cover those)
- Read Witkin on Evidence - who is B.E. Witkin?
- Read more on hearsay
- Study the "hearsay triangle" diagram
- #8 Analyze Pinsky Transcript - Relevance
- #9 Find Search and Seizure "Dog Sniffing case"
- Test #B - Relevance Quiz
Week 5 - Due 3/11/18
- Study more on "Hearsay" - Prof Norman Garland Analysis
- Study Hearsay "exemptions" - do not confuse with "hearsay exceptions" which we will cover in the next chapter
- #10 Analyze O'hare Transcript - Relevance
- #11 Read and Analyze Hearsay Case - Crawford
- Test #C Hearsay Worksheet quiz questions
Week 6 - Due 3/18/18
- Read Chapter 10 - Hearsay Exceptions
- Test #D Hearsay Quiz
Week 7 - Due 3/25/18
- no chapter to read
- #12 Compare and Contrasts California Evidence Code (CEC) with the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)
- #13 Analyze the Keaton transcript - Hearsay
- Test #E Hearsay Exceptions Review Questions Quiz
Week 8 - Due 4/1/18
- Read Chapter 3 - Character Evidence
- #14 Hearsay exceptions - Rachel and Jim - listen to podcast
- Test #F Hearsay Exceptions Quiz
- Spring Break 4/2 - 4/8
Week 9 - Due 4/15/18
- Read Chapter 4 - Habit and Custom
- #15 Analyze Estate of Giddy Transcript
- Test #G Character Evidence Quiz
Week 10- Due 4/22/18
- Read Chapter 5 - Witness and Competency
- #16 Analyze Dunbar Transcript
- #17 Character Discussion
- #18 Character Evidence Review
- Test #H Habit & Custom Quiz
Week 11 - Due 4/29/18
- Read Chapter 6 - Impeachment
- #19 Habit and Custom Discussion
- #20 Habit and Custom - 3 cases
- Test #I Witness and Competency
Week 12 - Due 5/6/18
- Read Chapter 11 Authentication, Identification and Exhibits
- #21 Witness and Competency Discussion
- #22 Impeachment End of Chatpter Discussions
- Test #J Impeachment Quiz
Week 13 - Due 5/13/18
- Read Chapter 12 Constitutional Constraints
- #23 Impeachment case
- Test #K Authentication, Identification & Exhibits Quiz
Week 14 - Due 5/20/18
- Read Chapter 13 Common Law Privileges
- #24 - Impeachment Applications Questions
- Test #L Constitutional Restraints Quiz
Week 15 - Due 5/27/18
- #25 - Constitutional Constratints Application Questions
- Test #M Common Law Privileges Quiz
updated: 11/2/18