To qualify as an exception to the hearsay rule, the statement must have some indicia of
reliability.
Discuss three exceptions to the warrant requirement that would permit police to enter a
home (where evidence might be seen in plain view). Give examples of each.
Prosecutors have a privilege not to reveal the identity of confidential __________.
Statements offered to show knowledge, feelings, state of mind, or effect on the hearer
are not hearsay.
In general, before physical evidence can be admitted, its ____________ of custody
must be shown.
The exclusionary rule exacts a social cost when it is used to exclude relevant, reliable
evidence.
The exclusionary rule does not apply at civil jury proceedings and ____________ jury
proceedings.
When does a person have a right to an attorney?
Most states, but not the Federal Rules of Evidence, recognize a hearsay exception for
excited utterances.
In general, searches of property of public school students by school officials on school
property can be conducted on reasonable suspicion.
Inferences of guilt cannot be drawn from the fact that the defendant exercises the
_____________ Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
Exigent circumstances exist when there is some sort of emergency.
A copy of a document is never admissible, only the original is.
Unless the government is somehow involved, the Fourth Amendment does not apply to
evidence obtained in a search by a ____________ person.
Hearsay exceptions utilized by the government threaten values protected by the Sixth
Amendment’s ____________ Clause.
A full confession about the crime would be an example of direct evidence.