1. Why do we need laws of evidence?
  2. Why did it take so long to enact statutory rule of evidence?
  3. Why do you think these statutory rules were enacted?
  4. Why do the majority of state courts model their evidence coeds after the Federal Rules?
  5. Rules of evidence are still not consistently applied in state and federal courts. Would you change this? Why or why not?
  1. Why are the primary purposes of the evidence rules to ensure fairness, eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay, ad promote growth and development of the law of evidence to the ends that the truth be ascertained and proceeding justly determined?
  2. Are these goals really compatible? Why or why not?
  3. How can we balance these goals in a way that ensures fairness yet ascertains the truth?
  4. Why do we have rules to govern the proving of a case and to determine what burden of proof is required in different circumstances?
  5. Do you believe that these rules provide adequate safeguards for the parties to a legal action?
  6. What public policy issues or considerations do you think might be behind these rules?
  7. If it were up to you, would you keep these rules as they ae, delete them, narrow them, or expand them? Explain your reasoning.
  8. How do these rules influence the gathering of evidence or preparing of witnesses?
  1. Why do we have rules to govern the gathering and proving of a case?
  2. Do you believe that these rules provide adequate safeguards for the parties to a legal action?
  3. How do the primary purposes of the evidence rules to ensure fairness and eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay affect the gathering ad presentation of evidence?
  4. In gathering and presenting evidence, how can we balance these primary purposes of evidence rules in a way that ensures fairness yet ascertain the truth?
  5. What public policy issues or considerations do you think might be behind these rules?
  6. If it were up to you, would you keep these rules as they are, delete them, narrow them, or expand them? Explain your reasoning.
  7. How do these rules influence the gathering of evidence or preparing of witnesses?
  1. Why do courts allow the variety of objections described in this chapter?
  2. Do you believe that the objections discussed in this chapter provide adequate safeguards?
  3. What public policy issues or considerations do you think might be behind allowing the use of the objections?
  4. If it were up to you, would you keep these objections as they are, delete them, narrow them, or expand them? Explain your reasoning.
  5. How do these rules influence the gathering of evidence or preparing of witnesses?