The burden of proving that a suspect has understood the Miranda warning rests with the police and prosecution rather than the suspect and his or her defense attorney.
a. true
b. false
a. true
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Which statement about note-taking is NOT true?
a. The individual who packaged and marked items of evidence should be recorded. b. Note-taking is done after all crime scene processing has been completed. c. Notes should include location of physical evidence recovered. d. Disposition of items after collection must be included.
You are on trial for an assault that you believe you are not guilty of committing. There does exist, however, in your record, a series of arrests for very similar assaults. Additionally, the person whom you are accused of assaulting has been previously fined and punished for false allegations of assault. You are not sure how this trial will proceed, but you have faith in your defense counsel. If the prosecution brings up your past assaults, how is your defense attorney likely to respond?
A. By objecting to the introduction of prejudicial evidence B. By objecting to the introduction of relevant evidence C. By objecting to the introduction of circumstantial evidence D. By allowing the evidence to be introduced because it will only help your cause
This type of victim culpability suggests that an irresponsible act by a victim was taken advantage of by an offender.
A. victim precipitation B. victim facilitation C. victim provocation D. victim culpability
Voir dire typically begins with the ________ asking questions concerning potential jurors' familiarity with the case, attitudes toward one or other party to the case, demographic information, and so on
A) Judge B) Defense attorney C) Jury consultant D) Prosecutor