Answer these 50+ Criminal Evidence (Introduction) MCQs and see how sharp is your knowledge of Criminal Evidence (Introduction).
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A. When the prosecution has failed to meet the burden of production, it then falls to the defendant.
B. After the prosecution meets the burden of persuasion, the burden of production falls to the defendant.
C. When the defendant presents an affirmative defense to the elements of a crime
D. After the prosecution proves guilt by a preponderance of the evidence
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. States the power to enact laws pertaining to matters not delegated to the central government
B. A system of checks and balances to ensure no single branch of government becomes too powerful
C. The delegation of powers to the president, Congress, and the judiciary
D. All of the above
A. Only five of the nine justices agree on the outcome of a case
B. A justice agrees with the majority opinion and wants to express his or her own view
C. A judge agrees with the majority opinion but for a different reason
D. A judge disagrees with some or all aspects of the majority decision
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Be elected by the state legislature
B. Be appointed by a governor with the consent of the legislature
C. Be elected in a partisan or non-partisan election
D. Be appointed for life by the governor
E. The procedure by which state court judges are selected varies depending on the location.
A. True
B. False
A. The Sixth Amendment
B. The Third Amendment
C. The Fourteenth Amendment
D. The Thirteenth Amendment
A. Fundamental fairness
B. Selective incorporation
C. Total incorporation
D. None of the above
A. True
B. False
A. Decision making and textual language
B. Textual language and Bill of Rights
C. Bill of rights, textual language, and right to a fair trial
D. Decision making, Bill of Rights, and textual language
A. True
B. False
A. Drug court, mental health court, and bankruptcy court
B. State courts and federal courts alike
C. A judge may use judicial discretion in deciding whether FRE will apply in a given case.
D. The federal rules apply to trial and appellate proceedings in federal courts, including district and appellate courts.
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Appellant
B. Penalizing victims
C. All of these
D. Truth seeking
A. European
B. New Age
C. None of these
D. Appellee
A. Toxicology
B. bench trial
C. Hair analysis
D. All of these
A. False
B. True
A. binding authority
B. Whether the display of photographs singled out a particular individual
C. Whether a particular photograph was sufficiently different in size, color, and the suspects appearing to influence the selection of the eyewitness
D. None of these
A. Brief
B. Habit
C. Character
D. All of these
A. False
B. True
A. A and b
B. burden of production
C. All of these
D. Alibi of the perpetrator
A. Reasonable seizure
B. Actual seizure
C. None of these
D. burden of proof
A. State courts and federal courts alike
B. Drug court, mental health court, and bankruptcy court
C. All of these
D. certiorari
A. False
B. True
A. None of the above
B. The jury will decide
C. concurring opinion
D. All of these
A. constitutionalization of the Bill of Rights
B. A failure by the police to follow proper legal procedures
C. All of these
D. The type of crime to which the defendant confessed
A. courts of general jurisdiction
B. No, absent a psychiatric report to the contrary.
C. None of these
D. No, any individual who is capable of recalling events is competent to be a witness.
A. False
B. True
A. Relevant, material, and judicially noted
B. Relevant, material, and probative
C. All of these
D. courts of original jurisdiction
A. Time
B. dissenting opinion
C. None of these
D. Noncooperation
A. Due Process Clause
B. Relevant, material, and admissible in court
C. Relevant, material, and probative
D. None of these
A. False
B. True
A. To act as guarantors
B. A and b only
C. Federal Rules of Evidence
D. All of these
A. All of these
B. fundamental fairness
C. Police administrative procedures
D. Civilian review board
A. None of these
B. Incriminating statements
C. Instrumentalities of crime
D. guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
A. False
B. True
A. None of these
B. Relevant, material, and probative
C. courts of original jurisdiction
D. intermediate appellate courts
A. The jury may accept the fact as true.
B. judicial review
C. The jury may consult outside resources to come to its own determination about the fact.
D. None of these
A. The victim knows everyone in the lineup other than the suspect.
B. None of these
C. The police point out the suspect to the victim prior to the lineup.
D. majority opinion
A. False
B. True
A. original jurisdiction
B. Time
C. Evasion
D. All of these
A. No, the admission of the statements will unduly prejudice the jury.
B. None of these
C. Yes, but only if the man is unavailable to testify himself.
D. per curiam
A. No, it is hearsay.
B. All of these
C. Yes, it is an identification that falls within a prior inconsistent statement.
D. persuasive authority
A. False
B. True
A. Consequentiality
B. All of these
C. plurality opinion
D. Prejudice
A. Respondent
B. Alibi of the perpetrator
C. None of these
D. Footprint analysis