Criminal Procedure and Evidence Notes

Description

These notes are very detailed and comprehensive and provides plain English explanations for all legal concepts pertaining to corporations law. Case law and legislation is discussed in detail, with significant focus on the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW). Notes are easy to read with various keys used to make it easy to scan through. For example, green represents a legislative reference whereas yellow represents a case discussion. Topics covered in these notes include: 1. Testimonial, Documentary and Other Evidence 2. Relevance 3. The Hearsay Rule and The Exceptions 4. The Opinion Rule 5. Identification Evidence 6. Arrest 7. Detention after Arrest 8. Search 9. The Right to Silence, Police Questioning and Admissions 10. Use of Force by Police 11. Cautioning 12. Improperly Obtained Evidence 13. The Discretionary Rule 14. Privileges 15. Tendency, Coincidence and Character Evidence 16. The Credibility Rule 17. Proof 18. Forensic Procedures 19. Judgments and Convictions Rule