• EVIDENCE STUDY QUESTIONS
• 1. Define the inquisitorial system
• 2. Define trier of law.
• 3. What is the test to assess the competency of a witness?
• 4. What is the principled exception to the hearsay rule?
• 5. What is a voir dire?
• 6. What are the sources of evidence law?
• 7. Define the reverse onus.
• 8. Define Circumstantial Evidence
• 9. Define Res ipsa loquitur
• 10. Define Conscriptive evidence
• 11. Define Collaborative evidence
• 12. Define relevance
• 13. Define materiality
• 14. Define reliability
• 15. Define availability
• 16. What is a competent witness?
• 17. What is spousal privilege?
• 18. When can spousal privilege be waived?
• 19. When can hearsay be admitted?
• 20. What is past recollection
• 21. What does probative value mean?
• 22. What is character evidence?
• 23. When can character evidence be admitted?
• 24. If the accused presents character evidence what can the Crown do?
• 25. What is the Oickle rule?
• 26. When do you use leading questions?
• 27. What is the general limitation period?
• 28. When is a Certificate of Offence?
• 29. What is a summons?
• 30. What is an Information?
• 31. What is a party under a disability?
• 32. What is a constitutional question?
• 33. How are business records admissible?
• 34. What is the test for past recollection?
• 35. What matters can be addressed at a pre-hearing conference as per the Statutory Powers
• and Procedures Act.
• 36. How much is the winning party entitled to in Small Claims with respect to fees?
• 37. What is a stay of proceedings?
• 38. Define reconsideration:
• 39. What is an enabling statute?
• 40. Review the case of R v. Stinchcombe
• 41. What is a review by the ombudsman
• 42. Review the procedure for commencing a Part 1 POA quasi criminal proceeding.
• 43. Review the procedure for starting a Small Claims Court proceeding.
• 44. What is the test for expert evidence?
• 45. What is the Confession Rule?
• 46. What is a vicarious admission?
• 47. Why would evidence be excluded by a court?
• 48. Define re-examination. When is it permitted?
• 49. What is the common law?
• 50. Define corroboration in the context of evidence law.
• 51. Define presumption of innocence.
• 52. What does the Crown have to prove in regards to statements or confessions made to a
• person in authority?
• 53. Define preponderance of evidence
• 54. Define prima facie.
• 55. What is a non-suit
• 56. What is the presumption of mental competence?
• 57. What is hearsay?
• 58. Define trier of fact.
• 59. Define Direct Evidence.
• 60. Define the adversarial system
• 61. When is a reverse onus permissible?
• 62. Define Judicial Notice