Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In a closing argument to a jury it is proper for a lawyer to comment on the weight of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses.

2. For purpose of ruling whether to grant a defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal (directed verdict), a trial judge must view the evidence in a light most favorable to the defendant.

3. A witness with proper credentials can be received as an expert, may testify based on personal knowledge, and may respond to hypothetical questions that assume the existence of facts the evidence tends to establish.

4. In 1990 the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause absolutely prohibits states from using one-way closed circuit television to receive a child’s testimony in a child abuse case.


1. T
2. F
3. T
4. F

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