The silent witness method is a means of authenticating a document.
Law enforcement officers and other governmental officials cannot intrude into a “zone
of _______” of a person to seize documents, writings, or records without a showing of
proper authority.
As 40 percent of all criminal homicides go unsolved, it is critical to link the weapon
used in a crime to the person who used it.
Discuss the sufficiency-of-evidence requirement in relation to a guilty verdict.
The Frye test focused on general ___________ of the theory or technique in the
relevant scientific field.
In California v. Carney, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to expand the automobile
exception to cover mobile/movable motor home.
There are no exceptions to the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine.
According to Brendlin v. CA, a passenger in a vehicle could not object to the lawfulness
of a traffic stop.
Under the Fifth Amendment, a defendant is privileged from producing the evidence but
not from its production.
Discuss the obstacles to obtaining evidence in foreign countries. How can the U.S.
gather information and evidence in another country? Include the MLATS as part of this
discussion.
When does an individual lose their expectation of privacy in rental property?
In both the O.J. Simpson criminal trial and the Jimmy Hoffa disappearance, DNA
carried the burden of truth.
The _______Rules of Evidence list 27 exceptions to the exclusionary rule.
Wong Sun v. U.S. is a U.S. Supreme Court decision where the Court concluded that the
taint had been dissipated and the confession was admissible.
Eyewitness identification is less reliable if the witness is of a different race than the
suspect.
That the defendant was the perpetrator of the crime may be proved by direct or
______________ evidence.
Single-photograph showings are suggestive; however, a prosecutor and the police could
attempt to show by testimony or other evidence that the identification is
sufficiently______.