Ch 10

Which of the following rights applies to lineups, showups, and photographic displays?

Due process

A 2002 report from the National Academy of Sciences concluded that it is not possible to fool a polygraph.

False

A suspect has a right to an attorney at all identification procedures.

False

A suspect's right to due process is not violated during a lineup in which the circumstances are such that identification of the suspect by the witness is inevitable.

False

Being forced to appear in a lineup is a violation of a suspect's privilege against self-incrimination.

False

A defendant who has been indicted has a right to an attorney at his lineup.

True

At least one state court has ruled that brain fingerprinting testing is admissible in court.

True

In pretrial identification, the police generally use three different categories of procedures for the immediate identification of suspects.

True

It is not a violation of any constitutional rights for medical personnel to remove blood from a suspect without his consent to obtain evidence, as long it is done by accepted medical records.

True

One of the constitutional rights often invoked by suspects during the pretrial identification stages is the right to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

True

Taking a hair sample is not considered a violation of a suspect's right to privacy.

True

The most common problems associated with eyewitness identification are that it is hopelessly unreliable.

True

The scientific principles underlying DNA testing are accepted by most, if not all, courts.

True

Due process requires that identification procedures be basically

fair.

Which of the following is a means of identifying suspects?

-handwriting samples -hair samples -DNA testing

In 1998, the federal government opened a national___database.

DNA

Which of the following types of evidence has the strongest scientific foundation?

DNA testing.

Which of the following procedures would violate a suspect's privilege against self-incrimination?

Being required to testify at a trial.

Assuming there is no questioning of the suspect, and the suspect appears voluntarily at the lineup, which of the following rights is the only one that applies at all lineups, no matter when they occur?

Due process.

Denying a defendant the right to introduce favorable polygraph evidence is a violation of the defendant's right to present a defense.

False

In criminal cases, the results of polygraph exams are admissible in all jurisdictions.

False

The rights to counsel and to due process apply in lineups, showups, and photographic identification.

False

The rights to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and self-incrimination apply in lineups, showups, and photographic identification.

False

Which of the following is NOT a problem with DNA evidence?

It is unreliable.

Which of the following procedures is NOT admissible in court?

Polygraph test results.

Which of the following rights at identification procedures is dependent upon whether or not the suspect has been formally charged or subject to adversary judicial proceedings?

The Sixth Amendment right to an attorney.

A suspect is involved in an automobile accident and is properly arrested for drunk driving. The police take the suspect to a hospital and a doctor draws a blood sample without the suspect's consent or a warrant. Blood alcohol content evidence is admitted against the defendant at trial. What did the U.S. Supreme Court decide in Schmerber v. California(1996), about the admissibility of this procedure?

This procedure did not violate the Fourth Amendment.

A suspect in a lineup is ordered to repeat the same words used by the perpetrator of the crime or is ordered to give a voice examplar (sample) for scientific analysis. This procedure violates

the suspect's right to an attorney, but only if the suspect has been indicted and the attorney is not present.

Given current skepticism about the reliability of eyewitness evidence, the pressure is on for police departments and prosecutors to ensure that identification procedures are

both fair and reasonable.

For lineups, the National Institute of Justice recommends that

fillers generally fitting the witness's description of the perpetrator to be selected and that suspects be placed in different positions in each lineup.

Miranda warnings must be given to any suspect in police custody who is

interrogated by the police.

A photo lineup is also known as a

rogues' gallery.

The privilege against self-incrimination does not apply to identification procedures, because that privilege applies only to___evidence.

testimonial or communicative

The privilege against self-incrimination does not apply to identification procedures, because the privilege applies only to___evidence.

testimonial or communicative