2013-2014 Catalog

LAWS 2326 Evidence and Discovery

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

Prerequisite

(1) LAWS 1110

Course Description

This course includes an examination of the rules governing admissibility of evidence that must be followed in the examination of witnesses and in the production of documents, including the concepts of relevance, expert witness, hearsay, materiality, and privilege. It also studies the tools and procedures of pre-trial discovery including depositions, interrogatories, production of documents, physical and mental examinations, and requests for admissions.