Under contemporary Confrontation Clause doctrine, the Supreme Court has held that in a criminal trial the prosecution can admit
A. A tape recording a wife made to the police tending to show that her husband was guilty of a criminal homicide
B. The tape of a 911 call made by a domestic abuse victim calling for help
C. A police report detailing a wife's statement of abuse during a domestic call after the husband and wife were separated
D. A report made by a deceased woman who told police that the defendant was going to kill her three weeks prior to her having been killed
ANSWER: B
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A) Civilian review B) Civilian investigation C) Civilian oversight D) Civilian mediation
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A. Federal Bureau of Investigation B. U.S. Department of Justice C. U.S. State Department D. U.S. Attorney's Office
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