When may relevant evidence not be admissible during a trial?
What will be an ideal response?
1.If it is prejudicial evidence, meaning that its power to damage the defendant is greater than its power to prove the government's case
2.If the government obtained it illegally, as in an unreasonable search
3.If it is hearsay evidence—evidence not known directly by the witness, such as a police officer testifying to the facts of a robbery told to him by the bank teller who actually witnessed it
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A hijacking, originating in central Africa in 1982, ended up with an Air Tanzania Boeing 727 landing, after a circuitous route around Europe, at Stansted. On this occasion, the response was a combined police and military operation with the elite ____________ in attendance to mount a hostage rescue if police negotiations failed.
A. GIGN B. GSG-9 C. SAS D. INTERPOL
What are some basic conditions facilitating transnational organized crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the four excuse defenses against a criminal charge do you feel would be best suited to someone charged with manslaughter after unintentionally running over a pedestrian in a crosswalk and killing her? Why do you feel the excuse defense you chose would be the best one?
What will be an ideal response?