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JS 602 - Select Criminal Evidence Issues

(1 unit)
This course provides judges with the tools to make evidentiary rulings quickly and confidently in criminal cases.

Prerequisite(s): Currently serving as a judicial officer (e.g., judge, hearing officer, magistrate, justice of the peace). See www.judicialstudies.unr.edu/handbook.pdf for additional information on eligibility.

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. evaluate evidentiary foundations and admissibility.
2. evaluate evidentiary issues involving competency and child witness testimony.
3. distinguish among rules governing authentication of evidence, including electronic evidence.
4. analyze the rationale for the rule on expert opinion evidence.
5. distinguish hearsay and determine the admissibility of evidence which is asserted to be hearsay, and is under selected hearsay exceptions.
6. generate a plan to conquer future issues by analyzing national trends in evidence/scientific evidence.


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