Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, in our “Listen and Learn” series, we’re discussing the standards for admitting witness testimony, which are found in the rules of Evidence.
In this episode we discuss:
- Who can be a lay witness?
- The instances in which lay witnesses can offer opinion testimony
- When is expert witness testimony permitted at trial?
- Factors used to determine the reliability of an expert’s testimony
- Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams
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Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2012
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2019
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