Reviews for Problems in Evidence

The average rating for Problems in Evidence based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-05-31 00:00:00 William Shaw The best Evidence textbook ever. I'm one of the nerdy few students who actually like the casebook format of law texts: I find cases interesting, I like reading the different writing styles of various judges, and I like being able to engage with and be critical of the analysis in a written opinion. But Evidence is the type of rules-y subject that you really just want to learn as clearly, thoroughly, and efficiently as possible. And this textbook was perfectly structured and written to accomplish those objectives. The structure was organized and logical. The rules were clearly laid out on their own terms and then explained in simple, comprehensible language. The examples were perfectly chosen to illustrate the rules and explain any confusing or difficult concepts. Everything was so thorough and readable: I never minded doing reading for Evidence, the readings never took too long, and I almost felt bad that I had no questions during class because the book was so good at answering all of them. This book is a fantastic resource and I'm almost sorry that I rented it instead of buying because I wouldn't mind having it on my shelf at home with my Bluebook, legal writing guides, and Civil Procedure supplement. Professors Merritt and Simmons should be very proud of themselves and proud of the hard work they've done to educate young lawyers in a very important subject.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-10-24 00:00:00 Richard D. Salinas I've never been inspired to write a review for a law school text book before, but this is the only book I've ever been assigned to read cover to cover for a class... and it was one of the most pleasant experiences I've had with a text book. It can belabor the point, but it breaks everything down and is very easy to grok.