A statement is offered "for the truth of the matter asserted" when it is

A. offered to prove that the statement was made
B. offered to prove that the statement was true
C. offered to prove that the statement was not true
D. offered to prove that the witness testifying to the statement is not credible


B. offered to prove that the statement was true

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A judge's order to participants and observers at a trial that the evidence or proceedings of the court may not be published, aired, or discussed publicly is a

a. trial motion. b. gag order. c. standard condition of the court. d. violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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The most important consideration when handling and processing physical evidence is preventing any change from taking place between the time the evidence is removed from the crime scene and the time it is received by the crime laboratory

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The prisons of eighteenth-century England, known as "bridewells" after London's Bridewell Palace, were similar to the penitentiary developed by the Quakers.

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

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Legal ethics codes were a direct product of:

a. The emergence of the organized bar b. The dissatisfaction with lawyers c. The competition with non-lawyers d. The Progressive Era

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