
Law Enforcement-Chapter 10
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- Q1What type of evidence tends to make a fact in question more or less probable than it would be without evidence?relevantdirectcircumstantialreal20s
- Q2What type of evidence is offered to establish, by inference, the likelihood of a fact that is in question?circumstantialrelevantdirectreal20s
- Q3The 5th Amendment requires a 'speedy trial' for those accused of a criminal act.TrueFalseFalse20s
- Q4Which of the following is NOT a requirement to serve on a jury?citizen must be a registered votercitizen must be 18 years of agecitizen must be able to read, write and comprehend Englishcitizen must be free from felony convictions20s
- Q5What crime is exempt from the statute of limitations?arsonrapemurderkidnapping20s
- Q6What type of evidence establishes the existence of a fact that is in question without relying on inference?directrelevantcircumstantialreal20s
- Q7When a witness takes the stand to testify during a criminal trial, both the defense and the prosecutor have ______ opportunities to question them.fourtwothreeone20s
- Q8What type of evidence is brought into court and seen by the jury, as opposed to evidence that is described for the jury?directcircumstantialrelevantreal20s
- Q9The __________ amendment provides the right to a 'speedy trial'.7th6th4th5th20s
- Q10"Voir dire" translates from French as"for justice""to speak the truth""to come""a test of truth"20s
- Q11In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court set forth rules whereby a judge may send a deadlocked jury back to reconsider the majority view?U.S. v DinitzSattazahn v PennsylvaniaAllen v United StatesMiranda v Arizona20s
- Q12When the jury comes back with a vote for acquittal and the case evidence clearly points to the defendant's guilt, this is known as;mistrialhung juryjury nullificationvigilante justice20s
- Q13In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court prohibit prosecutors from the use of peremptory challenges to strike possible jurors on the basis of race?Powers v OhioJ.E.B. v Alabama ex rel. T.B.Batson v KentuckyGeorgia v McCollum20s
- Q14The Sixth Amendment guarantees the defendant the right to a(n) __________________________ jury.fairrandommixedimpartial20s
- Q15In a(n) _____________________ charge, the judge asks jurors in the minority of a deadlocked jury to reconsider the majority opinion.TerryFairfaxAllenMiranda20s