It is relatively easy for fingerprint experts to determine the age of a latent print.
The courts found in State v. Burrell and In re Jerrell that the presence of _______ in
juvenile matters was required.
The hearsay exception specifically for statements by child abuse victims existed at
common law.
In general, _____________ kept records of businesses; government, etc. are presumed
to be authentic.
A police officer can never be an expert witness.
The husband”wife privilege does not apply when one spouse has committed a crime
against the other spouse.
The general rule is that, when executing warrants, officers must knock, announce, and
wait a reasonable amount of time before making a forcible entry.
In crimes of rape and murder, offenders usually leave traces of tissue or fluid.
The U.S. Supreme Court has created relaxed requirements for ____________ warrants
dealing with fire, health, and safety regulations.
A defendant’s right to testify does not include the right to commit ____________.
Excluding a confession obtained after an illegal search and seizure is an example of the
application of the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine.
In United States v. Flores-Montano, the decision reversed a defendant’s conviction
because of testimony based on a boat’s GPS system.
Thus far, in every drug testing case that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court, the
government has prevailed.
The police”informant privilege involves a privilege not to reveal the identity of
confidential police informants.
The privilege against self-incrimination applies to both written and oral statements that
are incriminating.
If police arrive at the scene and detect a murder, they may make a quick sweep through
the building to see if the offenders could be hiding there.
Fingerprint evidence is circumstantial evidence rather than direct evidence.