LA4040 LAW OF EVIDENCE (online) – Module Leader Hours per Week Shane Kilcommins Lecture: 2 Tutorial: 1 Credits: 6 Rationale & Purpose of the Module To critically examine the rules and general principles governing the admissibility of evidence in criminal trials. Syllabus Principles of criminal Expert evidence evidence Corroboration Burdens and standards of Rule against hearsay proof Identification evidence Witness testimony Similar fact evidence Confession evidence and Privilege illegally obtained evidence Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this module a student will be able to: Differentiate between key concepts in the Law of Evidence including facts at issue, relevant facts, admissibility of evidence and weight of evidence, hearsay, and original evidence.
LA4040 – LAW OF EVIDENCE (online) Module Leader Shane Kilcommins Hours per Week Lecture: 2 Tutorial: 1 Credits: 6 Rationale & Purpose of the Module To critically examine the rules and general principles governing the admissibility of evidence in criminal trials. Syllabus Principles of criminal evidence Burdens and standards of proof Witness testimony Confession evidence and illegally obtained evidence Expert evidence Corroboration Rule against hearsay Identification evidence Similar fact evidence Privilege Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this module a student will be able to: Differentiate between key concepts in the Law of Evidence including facts at issue, relevant facts, admissibility of evidence and weight of evidence, hearsay, and original evidence.