THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
School of Law

Summer Semester 2017
Course, Casebook, and Assignment Listing Classes begin May 22, 2017

9200:608-481 Sahl,John Evidence
Casebook(s):

Req: Friedland, Sahl, Evidence Problems & Materials, 5th ed., 2015 Carolina Academic Press #9781632833921
Req: Weinstein, et al, Rules, Statute and Case Supplement, most recent edition, University Casebook Series, Foundation
Press

Assignment:
  1. Introduction: Read Making The Record & Text Ch.1 (pp. 1-18)
    Skim entire FRE
    Problems 1-1, 1-2, 1-3
    Text Ch. 2 (pp. 19-38)
    FRE 101-106
    Problems 2-3, 2-5

2. Relevance
Text §3.01, 3.02 (pp. 40-53)
FRE 401-402
Problems 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-9
Relevance, continued conditional relevance
Text §3.03, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07 (pp. 53-55, 58-61)
FRE 401-402
Problems 3-12, 3-13, 3-19, 3-20

3. Relevant but Inadmissible Evidence (Unfair prejudice)
Text §4.01-4.06, 4.07, 4.08 (pp. 64-88, 83-95)
FRE 403
Problems 4-6, 4-7, 4-10, 4-12, 4-15, 4-16
Character Evidence: Introduction and Propensity
Text §5.01, 5.02, 5.03 (pp. 93-103)
FRE 404-405
Problems 5-5, 5-10, 5-11, 5-17