Direct evidence is generally more powerful and convincing than circumstantial
evidence.
What types of checkpoints have been approved by the U.S. Supreme Court? What types
of checkpoints have been disapproved by the Court? How does the Court distinguish
checkpoints that are constitutional from those that are not?
In Mincey v. Arizona, the Supreme Court held that there is no ____________ scene
exception to the warrant requirement.
Threatening witnesses or discouraging others from cooperating with the police can
sometimes be admissible circumstantial evidence of guilt.
Defendants who testify at their trial waive their ____________ against
self-incrimination.
Every jurisdiction recognizes a parent”child privilege.
If a property owner refuses to allow a housing inspector access to property for
inspection then a search warrant must then be obtained.
The privilege against self-______________ is found in the Fifth Amendment.
A statement that is offered only to show the effect on the ____________ is not hearsay
when offered to show the state of mind of another.
Define prior statements made by witnesses in relation to the hearsay rule and provide
the rules by which such decisions would be used to rule whether hearsay would apply.
The general rule is that hearsay evidence is not admissible.
Adoption of the Daubert test in state and federal courts has caused some courts to
question the reliability of the Horizontal ____________ Nystagmus for detection of
intoxication.
A defendant may have a right to an attorney under the ____________ Amendment at a
lineup.
If a person is engaging in conduct that is not meant to __________, this would
generally not be treated as hearsay because there is no attempt to be assertive
Under the Fourth Amendment, when executing a search warrant, police are authorized
to use reasonable force if necessary to detain the occupants while the search is going
on.
The right to confront and cross-examine witnesses is found in the Fifth Amendment.
In Brigham City v. Stuart, the Supreme Court held that police, while not an emergency,
could enter a residence to arrest occupants.
The abuses of using hearsay at criminal trials were highlighted in the 1603 trial of
____________.