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Fall 2009
5357 Evidence - Thompson- 16536

Professor(s): Sandra Thompson (FACULTY)

Credits: 3

Course Areas: Procedure and Practice 

Time: 10:30a-12:00p  TTh Location: TUII 144 

Course Outline: The rules evidence and reasons supporting them, state and federal, including relevancy, impeachment presumptions, judicial notice, competency of witnesses, privilege, and the hearsay rule and its exceptions.

Course Syllabus: Syllabus

Course Notes:   

Prerequisites: NO  

First Day Assignments: 8/25 Evidence Law and The System

Textbook: 1-48; read FRE 101, 102, 103, 104, 611(b); TxRE 611(b). Please also be prepared to offer a photograph and a knife into evidence. (For information about offering a photograph into evidence, see Supp.: “How to Offer Evidence: Basic Predicates.”)

“Supp.” refers to readings in this collection of supplementary materials.

“FRE” refers to the Federal Rules of Evidence found in your Rules Booklet.

“TxRE” refers to the Texas Rules of Evidence found in your Rules Booklet. The Texas Rules will be assigned whenever they significantly differ from the FRE.

Final Exam Schedule: 12/17 9am - noon 213 BLB  209/240BLB 

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Book Requirements:

• (3/9/2009 12:14:34 PM) Title: 
  Author: 
  Edition:  Year:  ISBN:  Publisher: 
  Photocopied Materials - Available from the UH Copy Center 
• (3/9/2009 12:14:26 PM) Title: Evidence Under the Rules: Text, Cases and Problems
  Author: Mueller and Kirkpatrick
  Edition: 6th Year:  ISBN:  Publisher: Aspen Publishers