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Law 16 - Criminal & Civil Evidence 
Section #3200 - On Campus/Hybrid
Hybrid - Campus Class - Tuesday - 8:30 - 10 pm - CSB 207
 Prof Henry Soledad - Read  Dear Online Student -  Study Guide and Welcome Message

Distribution of Grades

Tests 40% of your grade

Assignments 45% of your grade

Forum Discussions - 15% of your grade and entered at the end of the semester

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 9/2/12

• 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 - http://profj.us/summary
• Post your Introduction 
• Dear Online Student
• Read  "How to Study Law and post to moodle
• Read  Good Legal Writing and post to moodle
• Read The Uses of Argument and post to moodle
• Read  Analytic Thinking and post to moodle
• Read  "Character Counts" and post to moodle
• Read Differences between a "Case" and a "Code" (10 Hour Law School) and post to moodle
• Read "Recognizing Plagarism" and take the test

Week 2 - Due 9/9/12

• Read Chapter 2 - Relevance 
• #1  Evidentiary Objections
• #2  Kinds of Evidence - Monroe case
• #3 Relevance Questions
• #4 Veronica Hypothetical
• Post "The Importance of Evidence"

Week 3 - Due 9/`16/12

• no chapter to read
• #5 Cofeld case 
• #6 7-11 Hypo 
• #7 Danielle Hype
• Test #A Intro to Evidence Quiz 
• weekly discussion forum

Week 4 - Due 9/23/12

• Read Chapter 9 - Hearsay (skip chapters 3-8, we will come back to cover those)
• Read Witkin on Evidence - http://profj.us/25w/law16/hearsaywitkins.htm - who is B.E. Witkin? - read - http://www.witkin.com/pages/be_witkin_pages/biography.htm
• Read more on hearsay - http://profj.us/25w/law16/hearsayadd.htm
• Look at "hearsay triangle" diagram - http://profj.us/25w/law16/triangle.gif
• #8 Analyze Pinsky Transcript - Relevance 
• #9 Find Search and Seizure "Dog Sniffing case"
• Test #B - Relevance Quiz
• read how to improve your test scores - http://profj.us/26w/law1/improvemc.htm
• weekly discussion forum

Week 5 - Due 9/30/12

• Read more on "Hearsay" - http://profj.us/25w/law16/more.htm
• Read Hearsay "exemptions" - do not confuse with "hearsay exceptions" which we will cover in the next chapter - http://profj.us/25w/law16/exemptions.htm
• #10 Analyze O'hare Transcript - Relevance
• Test #C Hearsay Worksheet quiz questions 
• weekly discussion forum

Week 6 - Due 10/7/12

• Read Chapter 10 - Hearsay Exceptions
• Test #D Hearsay Quiz
•  weekly discussion forum

Week 7 - Due 10/14/12

• no chapter to read
• #11 Compare and Contrasts California Evidence Code (CEC) with the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) 
• #12 Analyze the Keaton transcript - Hearsay 
• Test #E Hearsay Exceptions Review Questions Quiz 
• weekly discussion forum

Week 8 - Due 10/21/12

• Read Chapter 3 - Character Evidence
• #13 Hearsay exceptions - Rachel and Jim - listen to podcast -http://lawteacher.us/26sp/law16/audio/racheljim.wav
• Test #F Hearsay Exceptions Quiz 
• weekly discussion forum 

Week 9 - Due  10/28/12

• Read Chapter 4 - Habit and Custom
• #14 Analyze Estate of Giddy Transcript 
• Test #G Character Evidence Quiz 
• weekly discussion forum

Week 10- Due 11/4/12

• Read Chapter 5 - Witness and Competency
• #15 Analyze Dunbar Transcript
• #16 Character Discussion
• #17 Character Evidence Review
• Test #H Habit & Custom Quiz 
• weekly discussion forum
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Week 11 - Due 11/11/12

• Read Chapter 6 - Impeachment
• #18 Habit and Custom Discussion
• #19 Habit and Custom - 3 cases
• Test #I Witness and Competency
• weekly discussion forum

Week 12 - Due 11/18/12

• Read Chapter 11 Authentication, Identification and Exhibits
• #20  Witness and Competency Discussion 
• #21 Impeachment End of Chatpter Discussions
• Test #J Impeachment Quiz 
• weekly discussion forum

Week 13 - Due 11/25/12

• Read Chapter 12 Constitutional Constraints
• #22 Impeachment case
• Test #K Authentication, Identification & Exhibits Quiz 
• weekly discussion forum
  
  

Week 14 - Due  12/2/12

• Read Chapter 13 Common Law Privileges
• #23 - Impeachment Applications Questions
• Test #L Constitutional Restraints Quiz  
• weekly discussion forum 

Week 15 - Due 12/9/12

•  Test #M Common Law Privileges Quiz
•  weekly discussion forum
  

   

updated: 7/11/12