LAWS2351 Distinction Notes - Both Reading + Exam Notes

Description

I used these notes to receive an overall mark of 78 in this course. I found them to be extremely useful to engage in CP, the midsem, and to complete the final exam. I have included both general reading notes from class to class and summary notes of the law for exam purposes. Notes Cover: Class 1 – Introduction; accusatorial justice & the criminal trial Class 2 – Prosecutors, pleadings and proof Class 3 – Introducing UEA Class 4 – Relevance s 55 Discretions to exclude (mandatory and otherwise) ss 135, 137 and 138 Class 5 – Witnesses; competency, compellability; EIC Class 6 – Cross Examination (s 42); Credibility rule (ss 101A, 102); Credibility exceptions (ss 103, 104) Class 7 – Exceptions to the finality rule (s 106); Improper questions (s 41); Browne v Dun, s 46; Re-examination and Re-opening Class 8 – Reviewing credibility and witnesses; introducing the rule against hearsay s 59, 61 Class 9 – Analysing the rule against hearsay, s 59; Introducing hearsay rule exceptions Class 10 – First hand hearsay exceptions, ss 62, 65, 66 and 2nd hand hearsay, including interaction with s 101A Class 11 – Character Evidence (110, 111, 112, 192, 192A Class 12 – Tendency Evidence (94, 95, 97, 97A, 98, 101, 137) Class 13 – Coincidence Evidence (98, 101); Relationships; Context (55, 95, 135, 137) Class 14 - Opinion Evidence (76-79) Class 15 – Opinion evidence finalised 79(2)-(3), 80, 108C, 135, 137); Identification Evidence Class 16 – Identification Evidence (113-116, 137) Class 17 Jury Directions (165, 165A, 165B)