Excited Utterance

Memory Errors in Alibi Generation. Deryn Strange from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice discusses the police practice of obtaining alibis, and how errors in alibis can occur innocently but can have a detrimental impact on a defendant’s case.

Unraveling the Conjunction Paradox. Mark Spottswood from Florida State University argues that the conjunction paradox is not a paradox at all, and that we should take seriously its logical implications.

Gatekeeping Science. Christopher Slobogin from Vanderbilt University talks about what aspects of the reliability of expert testimony are for the judge, and which are for the jury?

The Constitutional Accuracy of Legal Presumptions. Sachin Pandya from the University of Connecticut talks about the tough and often nebulous issue of evidentiary presumptions, and the limits placed on them by the Constitution.

Justice Visualized. Mary Fan from the University of Washington discusses increasing use of police body cameras, and how that will affect the proof process in criminal cases

Group Agency and Legal Proof. Mike Pardo from Alabama discusses the problems and paradoxes associated with group aggregation rules, particularly with respect to jury decisionmaking.

Electronically Stored Information and the Ancient Documents Exception. Dan Capra from Fordham Law School discusses the Advisory Committee's proposed changes to the Ancient Documents Exception to the Hearsay Rule in light of the flood of electronically stored information today.

An introductory message from the host of Excited Utterance, Ed Cheng.