Units 6-10
A jury has twenty-four hours to deliberate on a case before they come back to the judge. True or False?
False
A non-expert witness may never be allowed to testify as to his or her opinion on a relevant issue before the court. True or False?
False
At the conclusion of evidence, the judge gives the jury a set time to deliberate. True or False?
False
During deliberations only the jurors and the officer in charge of the jurors are present. True or False?
False
Evidence that a defendant is a bad character is generally admissible to establish that defendant committed the crime being charged. True or False?
False
Federal law does not permit jurors to take notes during the trial. True or False?
False
Hearsay is never admissible in a criminal trial. True or False?
False
If the accused commits a series of crimes of the same nature, those crimes may not be tried together. True or False?
False
If the trial ends in a hung jury, it must be retried with the same jury. True or False?
False
If two or more persons jointly commit a crime, they must be tried together. True or False?
False
Impeachment is a legal term referring to the process of establishing that a witness has a tendency to testify correctly or accurately. True or False?
False
More motions are filed by the prosecution than by the defense. True or False?
False
On beginning the deliberation, the jury may take with them any and all documents introduced during the trial to include witness depositions. True or False?
False
The U.S. Supreme Court does not approve of less than unanimous verdicts. True or False?
False
The U.S. Supreme Court has not sanctioned plea bargaining. True or False?
False
The fairness rule requires the exclusion of certain portions of a statement when the statement is admitted into evidence. True or False?
False
The hearing to suppress evidence can only be held prior to the state introducing the particular evidence once the trial has begun. True or False?
False
The judge may not give any instructions except those provided by the attorneys in the case. True or False?
False
The phrase ʺchain of custodyʺ means that a defendant who has been arrested must be kept in custody in chains until he or she is safely in a jail cell. True or False?
False
The right of discovery comes into being by legislative action only. True or False?
False
The right of discovery existed at common law. True or False?
False
The right of discovery was created primarily for the benefit of the prosecution. True or False?
False
Unless requested by the prosecution or defense, the judge has no responsibility to instruct the jury. True or False?
False
A trial judge has the discretion to fashion evidentiary procedures to deal with situations not specifically covered by the rules of evidence. True or False?
True
A witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter. True or False?
True
Cross-examination should be limited to the subject matter of the direct examination and matters affecting the credibility of the witness. True or False?
True
During the charge to the jury, the judge will instruct the jury on any additional laws applicable that were not explained as the trial progressed. True or False?
True
Evidence of juvenile adjudications of witnesses is generally not admissible. True or False?
True
Former testimony is not considered as hearsay. True or False?
True
Instructing the jury and charging the jury are synonymous terms. True or False?
True
Jointly trying codefendants promotes economy and efficiency and avoids multiplicity of trials. True or False?
True
Obtaining confessions and unreasonable searches and seizures are two areas that include numerous grounds for challenging the introduction of evidence. True or False?
True
Often the instructions to the jury are long and difficult to understand. True or False?
True
One of the traditional ways of impeaching a witness is by introducing evidence of a prior inconsistent statement. True or False?
True
Prior to beginning the deliberation, the jury will select one of their members to act as the foreperson. True or False?
True
Relevant evidence may be excluded by the trial judge if he or she considers that the evidence will waste the court or juryʹs time. True or False?
True
Several states and the federal government have adopted the requirement that a defendant advise the prosecution in advance of the trial that an alibi defense is to be used. True or False?
True
The U.S. Supreme Court has sanctioned the right of discovery by the prosecution. True or False?
True
The defendant is entitled to instructions being given on all pertinent evidence regardless of its importance. True or False?
True
The inadmissibility of unlawfully obtained evidence is known as the Exclusionary Rule. True or False?
True
The purpose of instructing the jury is to summarize the law applicable to the case. True or False?
True
The right of discovery permits the opposite side to inspect the evidence held by the opposition. True or False?
True
The right of discovery, or inspection, is more closely related to the subject of evidence than to the procedures in the justice system. True or False?
True
The sequestration of prospective witnesses is a common method of discouraging or preventing collusion and exposing inaccuracies in testimony. True or False?
True
Under modern rules of evidence, the general rule is that all persons are competent to testify. True or False?
True
