Exam 3: Forms of Evidence

Presumptions of fact are required by law.

Evidence that proves a fact without the need for a juror to infer or presume anything from it is

Judicial notice decisions are not subject to appellate review.

A Sixth Amendment violation occurs when a conclusive presumption is required by law.

Why is the defendant's mental capacity (usually) not treated as circumstantial evidence?

A(n) ______is something that can be determined by looking it up in some source, the accuracy of which cannot be easily disputed.

Presumptions of fact is a presumption where the law requires that an inference or deduction be drawn.

An inference can also be understood as a substitute for evidence.

Judicial notice is a procedure that courts use to determine the truth or falsity of a matter without having to follow the normal rules of evidence.

Which of the following is not true of conclusive presumptions?

The court and the jury in a criminal case know nothing about the dispute between the two parties involved. The court and the jury can come to know about the dispute only through evidence properly introduced; this defines

Some critics of judicial notice have argued that it violates the Constitution.

When courts take judicial notice of facts, they essentially circumvent the right to a jury trial, which is guaranteed in the

Which party must introduce evidence of character before it is considered relevant?

It is possible for testimonial evidence to be either direct or circumstantial.

The only time the defense should be required to offer proof against some presumption is when that presumption is specifically

Which of the following would not be circumstantial evidence that a person had the ability to commit a crime?

Circumstantial evidence does not speak directly to the defendant's involvement in a crime; it does so in a roundabout way.

Judicial notice places a substantial time burden on the jury.

The term "mens rea" refers to the