Jun 1, 2020
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we're talking about a topic you will see on every Evidence essay on the bar exam: relevance.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The two basic kinds of relevance
- Relevance and admissibility in the court room
- Determining facts of consequence
- Weighing the probative value of the evidence against the risk of admitting it into court
- Analyzing two essay questions, from the July 2005 and July 2009 California bar exams
- Tips for writing bar exam Evidence essays
Resources:
- Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2005 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/July-2005-CBX.pdf)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2009 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/July-2009-CBX.pdf)
- Podcast Episode 79: Tackling an MEE Criminal Law/Procedure and Evidence Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-79-tackling-an-mee-criminal-law-procedure-and-evidence-essay/)
- Podcast Episode 87: Listen and Learn -- Homicide (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-87-listen-and-learn-homicide/)
- Podcast Episode 88: Listen and Learn – Negligence Per Se (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-88-listen-and-learn-negligence-per-se/)
- Podcast Episode 89: Listen and Learn – What Is Hearsay? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-89-listen-and-learn-what-is-hearsay/)
- Bar Study Tip: You Should Spend Time Studying Sample Answers (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-study-tip-you-should-spend-time-studying-sample-answers/)
Download the Transcript
(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-91-listen-and-learn-logical-and-legal-relevance/)
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Alison & Lee