QUESTION 1

1. Limited admissibility means that evidence:

is of limited value because the witness has a prior conviction.

can be used to prove misdemeanors but not felonies.

can be used to prove one fact but not another.

none of these are correct

2.5 points

QUESTION 2

1. A conviction cannot be based entirely on circumstantial evidence.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 3

1. A hypothetical question asks an expert to state the hypothesis upon which a scientific test is based.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 4

1. A judge can take judicial notice:

of any fact introduced at trial.

only if an attorney requests that the judge take judicial notice of a fact.

of any relevant fact that is commonly known in the scientific community.

judges can take judicial notice in civil cases but not criminal cases

2.5 points

QUESTION 5

1. A judge takes judicial notice only if an attorney has requested it.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 6

1. A lay witness is only allowed to testify about events he/she personally observed with the five senses.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 7

1. A mental evaluation will be conducted if there is a question about the competency of a person who is being called to testify as a witness at trial.

True

False

2.5points

QUESTION 8

1. A person testifying as a ballistic expert can testify that:

pattern of lands and groves indicates the bullet was fired from the defendants gun.

tests indicate the defendant fired the bullet that killed the victim. the ownership of the gun that was tested.

a ballistic expert would be allowed to testify to all of these

2.5 points

QUESTION 9

1. A presumption is an inference that jurors are told they must draw.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 10

1. A witness can be impeached for having committed a crime in the recent past even though it did not result in a conviction:

only if criminal charges are pending.

only if crime is perjury.

if it would be considered an immoral act.

never

2.5 points

QUESTION 11

1. A witness can be impeached if he/she has previously made statements that are inconsistent with what the witness said during direct examination..

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 12

1. A witness who has been impeached by prior inconsistent statements can be rehabilitated by showing:

the statement was taken out of context.

an error in recording the statement.

a reputation for telling the truth.

all of these can be used to rehabilitate a witness

2.5 points

QUESTION 13

1. All relevant evidence is admissible

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 14

1. All relevant evidence is material.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 15 1

. An attorney is not allowed to call an expert witness if the jurors are capable of evaluating the evidence without the assistance of an expert.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 16

1. An example of corroborative evidence would be:

testimony of two witnesses whose description of the scene to almost identical.

a fact that is established by the use of a rebuttable presumption.

a fact that is established when the judge took judicial notice.

real (physical) evidence that supports the testimony of a witness.

2.5 points

QUESTION 17

1. An expert witness who frequently testifies for the prosecution but rarely for the defense can be impeached for bias.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 18

1. An inference is:

a conclusion that the judge tells the jurors that they must draw.

a fact that is assumed to have happened if the basic fact was established.

a conclusion that is drawn about the person who is testifying.

a logical conclusion drawn from the facts introduced into evidence.

2.5 points

QUESTION 19

1. An item of evidence introduced by the prosecution at trial has probative value if:

it proves a fact without the need for additional evidence.

it proves a fact with the use of an inference.

it makes it appear that a fact probably occurred.

it must do all of these in order to have probative value.

2.5 points

QUESTION 20

1. Any experienced gun collector can testify as a ballistics expert.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 21

1. At trial, character is introduced by:

a psychologist who specializes in behavioral disorders.

someone who is familiar with what people in the community say about the person in question.

the person in question testimonies about his/her own lifestyle.

character can be introduced by any of the above witnesses.

2.5 points

QUESTION 22

1. Attempts to intimidate witness are admissible as evidence of guilt only if the witness filed a police report about the incident.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 23

1. Attempts to intimidate witnesses so that they will not testify in court in the defendants murder trial:

are admissible to show guilt at the murder trial only if the defendant has been arrested for intimidating the witnesses.

are admissible as circumstantial evidence of the defendants guilt at the murder trial.

can be charged as a separate offense but are not admissible at the murder trial.

are admissible to show guilt at the murder trial only if corroborated.

2.5 points

QUESTION 24

1. Bias or prejudice can be shown by:

friendship.

racism.

having a financial interest in the outcome of the case.

all of these can be used to show bias or prejudice

2.5 points

QUESTION 25

1. Both direct and circumstantial evidence require the jury to draw an inference in order to establish the fact.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 26

1. Children under 7 are never considered competent to testify at a criminal trial.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 27

1. Circumstantial evidence relies on inferences to establish facts.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 28

1. Corroborative evidence merely restates facts already introduced into evidence.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 29

1. Corroborative evidence merely restates what has already been introduced into evidence.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 30

1. Cumulative evidence may be excluded even though it is relevant.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 31

1. Evidence about the victims character is admissible at trial:

a. the victims character is never admissible.

b. only if the victim has previously been convicted of perjury.

c. if the defense is based on self-defense, the violent character of the victim is admissible.

d. whenever the victim takes the witness stand.

2.5 points

QUESTION 32

1. Evidence the victim has previously filed false police reports can be used to infer:

a. bad character.

b. motive to lie while testifying.

c. the current report was false.

d. all of these

2.5 points

QUESTION 33

1. Expert witnesses can be impeached:

only during voir dire.

only if it can be proven they falsified the test results.

only if they lied about their education and/or experience in the field.

in the same manner as lay witnesses.

2.5 points

QUESTION 34

1. If there has been a stipulation to a fact, the prosecution will not be allowed to introduce any testimony about that fact.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 35

1. Portions of a confession that were obtained in violation of Miranda can be used to impeach:

Never whenever the person who made the confession takes the witness stand.

if the defendant who made the confession takes the witness stand and makes inconsistent statements.

only if the witness admits making the statement.

2.5 points

QUESTION 36

1. Prior felony convictions can be used to impeach a witness.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 37

1. Real evidence refers to physical objects.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 38

1. Reputation can be used to impeach: if witness has a reputation for being dishonest.

if witness has a reputation for being immoral.

if witness has a bad reputation in general.

reputation can NOT be used to impeach.

2.5 points

QUESTION 39

1. Statements made by a person who is not available at trial for cross examination are never admissible in a criminal trial.

True

False

2.5 points

QUESTION 40

1. The jury is allowed to consider the fact that the defendant previously threatened the victim:

a. only if the threats can be confirmed by someone other than the victim.

b. if the threat was made shortly prior to the crime and was very specific.

c. only if the defendant had previously threatened other people.

d. whenever the defendant does not deny making the threat.

2.5 points

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