Law School Toolbox Team

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our “Listen and Learn” series, we’re focusing on Criminal Procedure. Specifically, we’re talking about the “stop and frisk” exception to the warrant requirement.

In this episode we discuss:

• The general attack plan for a Criminal Procedure question
• When the “stop and frisk” exception to the warrant requirement applies
• The exclusionary rule and the “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine
• Applying the attack plan to two hypos

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 414: Listen and Learn — Criminal Procedure: Stop and Frisk

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we discuss the procedure for filing a motion for summary judgment, which is how many cases are resolved in court. We illustrate this important topic with several sample questions and answers.

In this episode we discuss:

• What is a motion for summary judgment?
• When a court may grant a motion for summary judgment
• How the non-moving party can defeat the motion
• Analyzing several hypos involving motions for summary judgment

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 412: Listen and Learn — Motions for Summary Judgment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, in our “Listen and Learn” series, we’re discussing Relevance — specifically, multiple uses for the same evidence, conditional relevance, and stipulations.

In this episode we discuss:

• When is evidence logically relevant?
• Multiple uses for the same piece of evidence
• What is conditional relevance?
• How do stipulations impact the relevance of a piece of evidence?
• Analyzing two hypos illustrating the above concepts

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 410: Listen and Learn — Relevance Issues (Evidence)