Assignment:
Appraise the general principles of the Federal Rules of Evidence and related state rules.
Write a 10 to 12 page paper that addresses all of the following.
1. Discuss the relevance of the Rape Shield Law and FRE 412 in the case of Summitt v. State Supreme Court of Nevada (1985).
2. Read Weil v. Seltzer, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. (1989) and discuss the issue of habit and routine practice as it relates to FRE 406.
3. Discuss the issue of hearsay FRE 801(a)-(c) as held in the opinion of Commonwealth v. Farris, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (1977).
4. Discuss the issue of excited utterance FRE 803 (2) as it relates to the City of Dallas v. Donovan, Court of Appeals Texas (1989).
NOTE: This assignment will require outside research. Use the textbook and at least two other scholarly resources to support your paper.