It is a violation of the privilege against self-incrimination for a suspect to be required to
speak at a lineup using the same words used by the perpetrator.
Discuss the co-conspirator rule and provide an example.
Discuss overheard conversations in terms of evidence collection.
The Fourth Amendment requires that warrants ____________ describe the places to be
searched or things to be seized.
Requiring convicted felons to give blood samples for DNA databases violates the
privilege against self-incrimination.
What are the three basic requirements for a person to qualify as a competent witness?
Be sure to provide examples.
The first line of defense an opposing party seeks to use is _______________
It is relatively easy to determine the sex of the person who left a latent print.
Discuss matching shell casings and “microstamping” and the issues associated with it.
CODIS is the FBI’s national DNA database.
In Chambers v. Mississippi (1973), the state rule disallowing hearsay statements against
penal interest to be used by defendants was found to be in violation of the U.S.
Constitution.
Discuss the objections which attorneys may make to both questions and answers
directed to witnesses in a criminal trial.
___________ means implanting false memories
The Miranda decision was handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1966.
In O”Connor v. _____________, the Supreme Court allowed suspicionless searches in
government workplaces.
The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized a reporter’source privilege.
Discuss under what two conditions a reasonable expectation of privacy can exist.
The hot-pursuit exception to the warrant requirement does not apply to homes.
A warrant that excuses the usual knock, announce, and wait requirements for execution
is called a _____________ warrant.
A conviction cannot be valid if it is based solely on circumstantial evidence.