LEV 3701 Law Of Evidence Admissibility Of Evidence Summary Exam Notes

LEV 3701 Law of Evidence- Admissibility of Evidence Study Unit 1 – Overview State whether the following statements are true or false: (1) The Law of Evidence is the name of the field of law that you are currently studying. False (with capitals it refers to the course name) (2) When it is said that ‘‘the court’’ makes a finding, this actually means that the judicial officer presiding in the case (plus assessors where applicable) is making the finding. True (3) Oral evidence ref...

LEV 3701 Semester 01 Assignment 01

ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE NOTES: DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVIDENCE: ADMISSIONS: this is a statement made by a person, which is NOT in his favor where such person admits some of the elements of the offence = such an admission may be formal or informal. If this statement isn’t made voluntarily it can’t be used against the A CONFESSIONS: this is a statement adverse to the person who makes it in which he admits all the facts in issue – i.e. all the elements of the offence = such a statement ...

DEFINITION OF A PREVIOUS CONSISTENT STATEMENT A previous consistent statement is  a statement made by a person  which is consistent with (i.e. more or less the same as)  a statement made by the same person during testimony in court (or sometimes by another witness)  offered in an attempt to corroborate this person's testimony. The rule of the law of evidence is that it is inadmissible for a witness to testify that she made a statement consistent with her evidence in court. Do...

TABLE OF CONTENTS page CHAPTER: Evidence law General Introduction …………………………………….1 1.1 Meaning, Nature and purpose of Evidence law……………………………………….2 1.1.1 Evidence Law defined……………………………………………………....2 1.1.2 Nature of Evidence law…………………………………………………. …5 1.1.3 Purpose /significance of Evidence law…………………………………..…8 1.2 Develo...

STUDY UNIT 7 - PREVIOUS CONSISTENT STATEMENTS DEFINITION OF A PREVIOUS CONSISTENT STATEMENT A previous consistent statement is  a statement made by a person  which is consistent with (i.e. more or less the same as)  a statement made by the same person during testimony in court (or sometimes by another witness)  offered in an attempt to corroborate this person's testimony. The rule of the law of evidence is that it is inadmissible for a witness to testify that she made a state...

ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE NOTES: DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVIDENCE: ADMISSIONS: this is a statement made by a person, which is NOT in his favor where such person admits some of the elements of the offence = such an admission may be formal or informal. If this statement isn’t made voluntarily it can’t be used against the A CONFESSIONS: this is a statement adverse to the person who makes it in which he admits all the facts in issue – i.e. all the elements of the offence = such a statement ...

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