EVIDENCE SEMINAR QUESTIONS

1. An admission need not be a clear sentence that “I did it” Discuss

2. The usage of witnesses in giving evidence is something that involves a critical strategic
planning not only on how you can structure your examination-in-chief so as to avoid or
minimize problems? Like factual weaknesses, evidentiary problems, credibility problems.
But also right down to the detail of knowing which witness will start and which witness
will close your case. Discuss

3. All witnesses are competent but not all competent witnesses are compellable. Discuss

4. An admission might be “yes, I was at the crime scene” but a confession might be “yes I
was at the crime scene and yes I was the one who shot the accused”. Its complex to see at
what juncture the terms merge as they seem to be far apart as night and day. Critically
Discuss

5. What is impeachment and what are the tactical considerations that a lawyer should take
into account when they have the intention of impeaching a witness.

6. “ The trials courts findings as to credibility of witnesses is usually binding on appeal

court unless there are circumstances on the record which call for a reassessment of their
credibility” Substantiate the validity of this statement