Crim Evidence Final Review
Which of the following is an example of an arrest?
A person is handcuffed and taken to a stationhouse
In which of the following situations would a police officer not need a search warrant to conduct a search?
A police officer pulls a car over and notices a bag of marijuana in the passenger seat.
Which of the following scenarios would not be allowed for impeachment?
A witness gave no explanation to police when being questioned before trial.
The automobile exception to the warrant clause was developed in
Carroll v. United States
Which of the following constitutional amendments did the common law spousal privilege regarding witness competency seek to protect?
Fifth Amendment
The public safety exception was defined in
New York v. Quarles
Which of the following is not an exception to the knock and announce rule?
The occupant of a dwelling knows the authority and purpose of the police.
All of the following are exempt from the hearsay rule except
a child's testimony.
Which of the following examples cannot be admitted into evidence using the official records exception?
a police report filed against defendant
When a suspect is subject to a Terry stop, he or she is
detained
When stopped for speeding, a person is
detained
The exclusionary rule is designed to
deter police misconduct.
A detention's reasonableness is
determined by the officer conducting the detention.
The initial examination of a witness is
direct examination
The automobile exception is based upon the justification that the
evidence would be lost if the police obtained a warrant.
A lay witness is an ordinary person who
has knowledge about the facts of the case at hand.
When a witness violates an order of exclusion, he or she may be
held in contempt.
A third party can consent to a search
if he or she possesses common authority over the area searched and if the nonconsenting party is not present.
Polygraph results are
inadmissible in most court hearings.
An example of an out-of-court notice is
initial statements
A nonverbal act can be considered hearsay if it
is intended to prove the matter asserted
For a consent search to be valid,
it must be voluntary
In Arizona v. Gant (2009), the Court held that vehicle searches incident to arrest
must be narrowly focused on objects related to the offense of the arrest.
Religious beliefs can declare a person incompetent
never
A person with prior convictions cannot testify
none of the above
The fixed age at which a child can testify is
none of the above
Which of the following is not a restriction on warrantless arrests?
none of the above (all are restrictions)
When a person is confronted by the police and is still free to leave, this is known as a
nonstop
When determining voluntariness, the courts focus on
police conduct and handwriting.
Warrants require
probable cause
arrests require
probable cause
Miranda rights kick in as soon as the person in question is
questioned
Stops require only
reasonable suspicion
In Atwater v. Lago Vista (2001), what was the misdemeanor that had Atwater arrested?
seatbelt violation
In the case of Kansas v. Hendricks (1997), the Supreme Court addressed the civil commitment proceedings for
sex offenders
What constitutional amendment allows a defendant to compel people to testify?
sixth amendment
Shielding or barring a witness from testifying is known as what type of privilege?
testimonial
Credibility is
the believability of the witness.
The rule stating that witnesses should, in general, state facts based on personal knowledge rather than inferences or conclusions drawn from such facts is
the personal knowledge rule.
What prohibits experts from expressing opinions on final issues that the judge or jury was charged with deciding?
the ultimate issue rule
A frisk is permissible if
there is reasonable fear for officer safety.
The armspan rule limits a search
to the area within a person's immediate control.
Which of the following is the broadest form of immunity?
transactional immunity
Griffin v. Wisconsin
upheld a probation rule permitting probation officers to search a probationer's home without a warrant.
The rationale for past recollection recorded is
validity
Witnesses can be protected
when the material is of a sensitive nature.
The Supreme Court ruled that requiring school officials to obtain a warrant before conducting searches of students
would interfere with the maintenance of the swift and informal disciplinary procedures needed in the schools.
A factor considered in voluntariness is
all of the above
Experts are called for which of the following situations?
all of the above
Which of the following accommodations to child witnesses would most likely not be allowed?
allowing an attorney to pose slightly leading questions to a child witness
When a bullet slug is recovered from a crime scene,
an expert is necessary to convince the jury it came from a particular gun.
Plain view
applies if the police have lawful access to the object to be seized.
A person is in custody when
arrested
Employers can require employees to submit to drug testing
as a term of their employment
Which of the following is the oldest testimonial privilege?
attorney-client privilege
According to federal law, judges
cannot testify as a witness.
Impeachment is a way of
challenging a witness's credibility.
Doctor-patient privilege applies to
communication made for the purpose of, and relevant to, obtaining treatment of a disease.
This rule states that the accused is entitled to be present at his or her trial and to see and hear the witnesses against him or her.
confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment
A frisk must
be aimed at discovering weapons.
For an object to be in plain view,
both a and b
The rationale for impeaching one's own witness is
both a and b
In Williams v. United States (1951), confessions obtained by __________ cannot be admissible under any concept of due process.
brutality and torture
