CRIM 127 - Chapter 3 Quiz

A defendant is charged with criminal trespass. The prosecution seeks to introduce evidence that the defendant's daughter is a frequent runaway. The defense objects to the admission of the testimony on what grounds?
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A defendant is charged with criminal trespass. The prosecution seeks to introduce evidence that the defendant's daughter is a frequent runaway. The defense objects to the admission of the testimony on what grounds?
Relevance
A defendant is charged with armed robbery. The prosecution presents very little evidence to tie the defendant to the crime, yet the jury still finds him guilty because he is a gang member. This may be an example of what type of prejudice?
Bad logic prejudice
An unlawfully obtained confession relied upon by the prosecution during the cross-examination may be admitted not for the truth of the matter asserted but for evaluating the credibility of the defendant.
True
A battery takes place in a busy park. There are multiple eyewitnesses. The prosecution seeks to introduce eight witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the events. All witnesses saw the same events from the same angle. How will this evidence be classified?
Cumulative
Direct evidence is given more weight than circumstantial evidence.
False
Which of the following is circumstantial evidence?
Blood and DNA at a crime scene
A witness who testifies at trial regarding the good nature of her father is what type of a witness?
Character witness
Opposing parties at trial may voluntarily agree to accept certain facts as true.
True
In a criminal case, the defense presents evidence of a fact of which the judge takes judicial notice. How does this judicial notice impact the jury?
The jury may accept the fact as true
A rebuttable presumption occurs when jurors have the option to decide whether or not an established basic fact is proof of the presumed fact.
True
A statute requiring a jury to find a fraudulent theft if a rental car is not returned within 20 days following a demand to return the car is an example of what type of presumption?ConclusiveWhich one of the following is not a rebuttable presumption?Presumption of good intentionsCompetent evidence is that which is:Relevant, material, and admissible in courtEvidence may be excluded from trial if it causes:Undue delay, Confusion of the issues, Misleading the juryOf which of the following facts would a court typically not take judicial notice?Religious practices