
410: Listen and Learn -- Relevance Issues (Evidence)
The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond
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The Importance of Relevance in Hypotheses
The prosecutor could arguably use this evidence to show that the defendant knowingly possessed the firearms, which is the first element of the crime. The party's already stipulated that the defendant had a previous felony conviction. Any time you see a stipulation in a fact pattern, you should consider how it impacts the relevance of every piece of evidence. For evidence to be relevant, it needs to make a fact of consequence more or less likely.
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