An introduction to the law of evidence -- Basic concepts and distinctions -- Sources of the law of evidence and the impact of constitutional provisions -- The law of evidence and substantive law -- Relevance and admissibility -- Character evidence -- Similar fact evidence -- Opinion evidence -- Previous consistent statements -- Private privilege -- State privilege (public interest immunity) -- Unconstitutionally obtained evidence - Hearsay -- A selection of common-law exceptions to the hearsay rule: a brief perspective -- Selected statutory exceptions to the hearsay rule -- Informal admissions -- Confessions in criminal trials -- Oral evidence - Real evidence -- Documentary evidence -- Electronic evidence -- The competence and compellability of witnesses -- The calling of witnesses -- Refreshing the memory of a witness -- Impeaching the credibility of a witness -- Formal admissions -- Judicial notice -- Rebuttable presumptions of law -- A constitutional perspective on statutory presumptions -- The evaluation of evidence -- The standard and burden of proof and evidentiary duties in criminal trials.