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170 - 5 weeks - Section # 0174

Work in law 16 is due on Sundays at 11:55 pm - no late work please - http://profj.us/late

All of the work below is done under moodle

Week 1 - Due 7-20-08

Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook - Evidence for Paralegals - go to http://lamission.edu/online - and login to your class - http://moodle.lamission.edu -
Read Chapter 1 Introduction to Evidence
Read Chapter 2 - Relevance
Use this Summary of Evidence throughout the class to supplement your book and provide further explanations - http://profj.us/summary
Post your Introduction
Post "How to Study Law
Post Good Legal Writing
#1 List of Objections
#2 Kinds of Evidence - Monroe case
#3
#4 Veronica Hypothetical
#5 Cofeld case
#6 7-11 Hypo
#7 Danielle Hype
Test #A Intro to Evidence Quiz
Forum - Discussion

Week 2 - Due 7-27-08

Read Chapter 9 - Hearsay (skip chapters 3-8, we will come back to cover those)
Read Chapter 10 - Hearsay Exceptions
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
read how to improve your test scores - http://profj.us/26w/law1/improvemc.htm
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
#8 Analyze Pinsky Transcript - Relevance
#9 Find Search and Seizure "Dog Sniffing case"
#10 Analyze O'hare Transcript - Relevance
Test #B - Relevance Quiz
Test #C Hearsay Worksheet quiz questions
Test #D Hearsay Quiz
Forum - Discussion

Week 3 - Due 8-03-08

Read Chapter 3 - Character Evidence
Read Chapter 4 - Habit and Custom
#11 Compare and Contrasts California Evidence Code (CEC) with the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)
#12 Analyze the Keaton transcript - Hearsay
#13 Hearsay exceptions - Rachel and Jim - listen to podcast -
#14 Analyze Estate of Giddy Transcript http://lawteacher.us/26sp/law16/audio/racheljim.wav
Test #E Hearsay Exceptions Review Questions Quiz
Test #F Hearsay Exceptions Quiz
Test #G Character Evidence Quiz
Forum Discussion

Week 4 - Due 8-10-08

Week 5 - Due 8-17-08

Tests 13 tests @ 100 points each = 1300

Assignments - 23 @ 100 points each = 2300

Forum Discussions at 10% of total points = 360

*************total points possible = 3960

A = 3564 points (or 90%)

B = 3168 points (or 80%)

C = 2772 points (or 70%)

D = 2376 points (or 60%)

A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class