Description
Topics to be covered include real [direct] and circumstantial evidence, presumptions, burdens of proof, province of courts [judges] and juries, uses of wrongfully obtained evidence, hearsay, and other forms of evidence. Presentation of evidence to the court and jury is included, with emphasis on laying proper foundations. Resources for this course will include evidentiary rules of the Navajo Nation District Courts and the Federal Rules of Evidence. Offered: Fall.