Exam 3: Forms of Evidence

___________ evidence is that information, material, or matter which proves a fact without the need for inference or presumption.

American law is such that only the jury may consider that matter which is relevant, material, and lawfully collected.

In which case did the Court address the introduction of testimony where a defendant had requested an attorney and had refused to answer the questions officers?

Idioms, slang, and body language are all examples of this type of judicial notice:

Match up the terminology to the definitions : -Real evidence

Battered child syndrome or the past abuse of a child may not be introduced as circumstantial evidence in the murder of a child.

The United States Constitution requires the ______________ to produce sufficient credible evidence to establish proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Evidence is available in many forms, and may be represented by which of the following?

DNA is this type of presumption when determining paternity of a baby:

Which of the following is one of the most common actions after the commission of the act introduced into the records as circumstantial evidence?

Witness competency is a demonstration that the witness had personal knowledge as required by Rule 602 of the Federal Rules of Evidence.

Which Federal Rules of Evidence provides for the exclusion of relevant evidence if the probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence?

Direct evidence is that evidence, material, or information which requires a presumption of evidence that indirectly proves a fact.

Modus _____________ refers to the "method of operation".

Criminal ____________ is a necessary element of a crime involving a conscious decision on the part of an individual to engage in an unlawful act and is not the same as a motive.

Which Federal Rules of Evidence provides a definition of "Relevant Evidence"?

Time cards, cash register receipts, ticket stubs and photographs are all examples of an_________.

The cornerstone of American democracy is the ability to embrace our rights as citizens without fear of reprisal from the state.

___________ may be defined as any means which seeks to establish or prove the veracity of a fact in question.

Some states have adopted the battered-woman syndrome as a form of a limited affirmative defense in cases where women are accused of the murder or attempted murder of their spouses.