Evidence (D. Petr*ne)

This course covers the following topics, as addressed in the Federal Rules of Evidence:
relevance, the trial process (including the respective roles of the judge/jury/parties/appellate court), the use of character evidence, competency and examination of witnesses, hearsay, and foundational issues for documentary evidence. Time permitting, we will cover lay and expert opinions and privileges.

Class discussion will focus on case law. I will distribute problem sets after each major section of the course. The problem sets will not be collected, but we will go over them in class. Class participation is required.