Exam 22: The Trial Process and the Investigator As a Witness

Sometimes referred to as physical evidence,________ evidence is connected with the commission of the crime and can be produced in court.

Some of the more common evidentiary privileges fall into four categories.The ________ privileges include those that exist between attorney and client,physician and patient,priest and penitent,and journalist and informant.

One who makes ________ does not acknowledge all the facts surrounding the crime necessary to constitute guilt but does admit to certain facts or circumstances from which guilt may be inferred by the jury.

An individual who testifies in court and who possesses special skills or knowledge not ordinarily possessed by others,acquired through experience,study,observation,or education and who is permitted to interpret such information for the jury,give opinions and draw conclusions is called

Distinguish "burden of proof" from "burden of going forward with evidence."

The type of evidence by which an unknown fact is inferred from a series of known facts is called

A ________ concerning the facts and circumstances of the fatal injury made by the victim of a homicide who is about to die,and does not hope to recover is admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule.

An inference is similar to a presumption but differs in that the jury has more latitude in accepting or rejecting an inference.

The prosecution has the opportunity to conduct a redirect examination of the defendant after completion of cross-examination.

What is the first rule of evidence?

According to the textbook,for the law enforcement witness,what is the first step in preparation for testifying in court?

A combination of all the elements of crime is most properly referred to as

The defense has carried the burden of going forward with evidence to convince the jury of a reasonable doubt of guilt.This is equivalent to the prosecution's burden of proving the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The courtroom process begins with the selection and swearing in of a jury.

In a civil suit,the party wronged is the plaintiff.What is the burden of proof necessary to win a civil case?

The responsibility of the prosecution to establish guilt beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt is called the

The type of evidentiary privilege that involves communication between an attorney and their client is referred to as ________.

Weight of evidence deals with the elements of persuasion and believability.

There is no limit on the number of peremptory challenges but each side has a specific number of challenges for cause.

There are 5 types of evidence identified in the textbook.Which type introduces tangible objects even though they are not identical to real evidence?