Exam 10: Testimonial Privileges

The presence of a third party typically destroys the marital communications privilege.

Marital testimony privilege exists to protect marital harmony.

State secrets privilege

The shield laws apply to law enforcement personnel.

Which of the following is not protected by the majority rule of the marital communications privilege?

"Derivative immunity" refers to the state's inability to use evidence derived from immunized testimony against the witness.

If a client confesses guilt to his attorney, the attorney must tell the judge.

What is the person who has the right to prevent certain information from being revealed known as?

Marital testimony privilege covers

Which of the following allows the estate of a deceased person to keep the party who is contesting the distribution of the estate's assets from testifying about a transaction with the deceased?

A privilege is absolute.

Shielding or barring a witness from testifying is known as what type of privilege?

In which of the following situations can a prosecutor comment on a defendant claiming the right to remain silent?

How many privileged communications were contained within the original Federal Rules of Evidence?

Which of the following would not comply with the common law marital testimony privilege?

Attorney-client privilege includes oral, written, and physical actions.

A right held by a person who was a party to a confidential relationship, the sanctity of which the law values above the search for the truth, is

Editors and publishers that are connected with news media outlets are not protected under the news reporter-source privilege.

For testimonial privilege to exist, someone must desire the conversation to be confidential.

Shield law is also known as doctor's privilege.