Why does so much evidence about a defendant’s character get admitted, even though the law supposedly rejects the propensity inference? This question highlights a fundamental problem in evidence law – the shaky rationale for the anti-propensity rule, and the complications surrounding the many exceptions to the rule. Professor Arthur Best will address these issues and […]
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Character Evidence: Evidence law’s anti-propensity inference rule and its exceptions. – Arthur Best
April 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · All Posts, Evidence, Lawdibles Audio
How to select case law when writing a legal memo on a state law issue – Karin Mika
April 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · All Posts, Lawdibles Audio, Legal Writing
Writing a memo on a state law issue involves understanding the nature of jurisdiction and judicial hierarchy. In case selection, the researcher is confronted with selecting the best cases that explain the law as well as selecting supplemental cases that provide for the best factual analogies. In this Lawdible, Professor Karin Mika of Cleveland-Marshall College […]
Tags:case law·judicial hierarchy·legal memo·legal research·Legal Writing
Suspect’s Right to Counsel – Edwin Butterfoss
March 10th, 2010 · Comments Off on Suspect’s Right to Counsel – Edwin Butterfoss · All Posts, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Lawdibles Audio
Both the fifth and the sixth amendments’ rights to legal counsel may apply when authorities are seeking information from a suspect. But how are these rights different? And in what situations do either of these rights apply? In this Lawdible, Suspect’s Right To Counsel, Professor Edwin Butterfoss of Hamline University gives you a very straightforward […]
Tags:Criminal Law·Criminal Procedure·custody·fifth amendment·interrogation·miranda·right to legal counsel·sixth amendment
Legal Issues in Cohabitation of Unmarried Couples – Len Biernat
March 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Legal Issues in Cohabitation of Unmarried Couples – Len Biernat · All Posts, Contracts, Family Law, Lawdibles Audio
How can unmarried adults protect their interests when living together outside of marriage? In this Lawdible, Professor Len Biernat answers this question and other legal issues involved in the cohabitation of unmarried couples. Along the way, he covers issues of family law and contract law that go along with this situation. Audio: Legal Issues involving […]
Tags:cohabitation·Contracts·Family Law·implied contract·promissory estoppel·quantum meruit·unmarried couples
Hearsay: Truth of the Matter Asserted Questions – Arthur Best
February 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · All Posts, Evidence, Lawdibles Audio
The standard, broad definition of hearsay is “an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of whatever it asserts.” The last part of the hearsay definition (“the truth of the matter of whatever it asserts”) is essential to understanding hearsay, but that part can be tricky for law students who first learn the hearsay rule. […]
Can Simple Attorney Negligence Equal Incompetence? – Barbara Glesner Fines
February 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Can Simple Attorney Negligence Equal Incompetence? – Barbara Glesner Fines · All Posts, Lawdibles Audio, Professional Responsibility, Torts
In this Lawdible, Prof. Glesner Fines discusses a common question students have in her Professional Responsibility course: can a simple mistake, amounting to nothing more than negligence on the part of the attorney, equal incompetence and leave an attorney open to disciplinary action? We know that simple negligence (for example, a missed filing deadline) can […]
Tags:incompetence·Lawdibles Audio·malpractice·negligence·Professional Responsibility·Torts
