Character Evidence on Trial: From Confusion to Clarity, Part 2
This webinar is provided free of charge to active judges through an NJC scholarship.
199
Days & Times
11 a.m. PDT/Noon MDT/1 p.m. CDT/2 p.m. EDT
Course Location
Online
Course Fees
This webinar is provided free of charge to active judges through an NJC scholarship.
$199
THIS IS PART 2 OF THE 2 PART WEBINAR. Courts at every level have struggled to separate and apply evidence rules that impact character resulting in a voluminous body of inconsistent and unclear judicial opinions. Some of the confusion, which results from the bungled use of the word “character” itself, is clarified by differentiating between types and uses of character-related evidence. Thus, the goal of these two presentations is to rectify the misused vocabulary and to provide a framework for analyzing and ruling on character-related evidence.
This webinar is provided free of charge to active judges through an NJC scholarship. $199
During this course, you will learn to:
- Apply the POWW/FWP (party offering, whose character, when offered, for what purpose) framework when helpful in analyzing admissibility;
- Master the application of the seven rules of evidence that govern the admissibility of character-related evidence (Rules 401-405, 607-608);
- Analyze when the doctrines of opening the door and curative admissibility provide a basis for introducing otherwise inadmissible evidence related to character; and
- Practice applying the principles, concepts, and rules discussed in this session to different fact patterns.
THIS IS PART 2 OF THE 2 PART WEBINAR. Courts at every level have struggled to separate and apply evidence rules that impact character resulting in a voluminous body of inconsistent and unclear judicial opinions. Some of the confusion, which results from the bungled use of the word “character” itself, is clarified by differentiating between types and uses of character-related evidence. Thus, the goal of these two presentations is to rectify the misused vocabulary and to provide a framework for analyzing and ruling on character-related evidence.