Criminal Investigation Quiz 3

Diagrams of a crime scene are best considered ______.

Demonstrative evidence

The fact that a defendant had a motive for committing the crime is ______ evidence of his/her guilt.

Indirect

Crime-related information in which inferences and probabilities are needed in order to draw an associated conclusion is ______.

Indirect evidence

With regard to circumstantial evidence, which of the following is/are TRUE?

It is also known as indirect evidence.

______ is evidence that is admissible in court, and it meets the rules of evidence.

Judicial evidence

Which of the following is NOT an exception to the hearsay rule?

Recorded testimony not provided under oath

Which was NOT inculpatory evidence which led to Amy Van Wagner as the killer of her husband?

She went to work and acted very normal the day Stanley was killed.

Reasonable suspicion applies to ______.

Stop-and-frisk searches

Evidence that is presented in court through witnesses speaking under oath is ______.

Testimonial evidence

Hearsay is a form of ______.

Testimonial evidence

True/False: A defendant can be convicted of a crime with circumstantial evidence alone.

True

True/False: A defendant's previous admission or confession may be admitted into court as hearsay.

True

True/False: Circumstantial evidence is not necessarily less valuable than direct evidence in establishing proof.

True

True/False: Investigator perceptions and interpretations of body language may not be admissible in court; therefore, they are basically worthless as evidence.

True

Hearsay is most often excluded from court proceedings because it is considered ______.

Unreliable

Facts concerning the defendant's attempts to avoid apprehension, possession of the fruits of the crime, and ability and motive to commit the crime ______.

Are examples of circumstantial evidence

Probable cause is a set of facts that ______.

Convinces a reasonable person that particular circumstances exist.

A statement of a fifth witness that provides the same details as four other witnesses is an example of ______.

Cumulative evidence

Evidence that tends to exclude or eliminate someone from consideration as a suspect is ______.

Exculpatory evidence

Which of the following is NOT an example of indirect (circumstantial) evidence?

Eyewitness testimony identifying the suspect as the one who committed the crime.

True/False: Fingerprints are always circumstantial evidence.

False