Issue Spotting Walkthrough - Evidence (Hearsay) Essay

I go through an Evidence essay from the California Bar Exam and set up the issues using “issue checking.” Once you set up the issues, you're halfway home free. This is in federal court, so we don't use any California law in this example. UBE folks looking for MEE help can also benefit from this discussion. I used the phrase “issue spotting” in the title to get your attention, but we don't use the s-word (“spotting”) around here. Rather, we say “issue checking.” Here's a guide on issue checking: https://www.makethisyourlasttime.com/... Resources used: ▶▶ Magicsheets & Approsheets: https://www.makethisyourlasttime.com/... ▶▶ Find past bar exam essays to try here (for CA and UBE): https://www.makethisyourlasttime.com/... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro to Evidence 1:25 Reviewing the facts 3:27 “Issue spotting” vs. “issue checking” 4:41 Call 1 of the question 18:19 Call 2 of the question 26:49 Call 3 of the question 32:14 How to practice with issue outlines 33:18 Knowledge of rules + knowledge of issues 34:58 "We don't rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training." 36:16 Studying with model answers