John Barkai Professor of Law
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Syllabus
Hawaii Rules of Evidence
Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal Rules of Evidence Restyled
The First Class
Witness exam problem
Basic Principles of Direct & Cross Examination. Some Common Legal Objections
Evidence Play
Handout 1, HRE & FRE
Teams of students will be assigned to perform this play in class
Handout 2, Cases & Problems for First Month
Handout 3, Cases & Problems
Handout 4, Comparisons of HRE & FRE
Handout 5, Cases & Problems
Advisory Committed Notes to the FRE, edited by Prof. Barkai
Useful for understanding the FRE & HRE
Report Form for Court Observation
Download here or find as last page of H.O. 2
27 True-False Review Questions
Reviewed in class
14 Multiple Choice Review Questions
Taylor v. Haggerty, transcript of questions in video leading to objections
We will view the video in class
Essay questions from Prof. Barkai's final exams,
Essays were 1/3 of previous final exams. Previous multiple choice and true/false questions are not available to you
Page one of final exam (exam directions), and "true/false/differs" directions
Useful for understanding what the exam will look like and what you will be asked to do
Email: barkai@hawaii.edu