LAWS8452 · Law

Advanced Evidence: Trial Objections

Boston College Law School

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Eugenia Carris

Part Time Faculty, Law Faculty

3 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.5
Course: 4.3

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Eugenia Carris

Part Time Faculty, Law Faculty

3 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.5
Course: 4.3

About this course

The goal of this course is for students to understand how the rules of evidence operate in practice by providing them with the experience of trying to admit or to keep out evidence in a mock trial setting. This is done through a problem approach with particular attention paid to laying the foundation for admission of evidence during examination of witnesses. Topics include exceptions to the hearsay rules (admitting business records, prior recollections, etc.); laying foundation for the admissibility of expert and lay opinion; impeaching witnesses through character evidence and prior inconsistent statements; authenticating physical exhibits; and using chalks, demonstrative aids and diagrams. Students will perform weekly in-class simulations .

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.37 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.68 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.82 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.53 / 5

Weekly effort: ~5 hours

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Evaluation history 3 terms

All available terms for LAWS8452. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2025	1	4.2	4.5
Spring 2023	1	4.8	4.9
Spring 2022	1	3.9	4.2