What does the term "burden of production" mean?
c. It means that a prosecutor in a criminal case must produce some evidence to justify moving a case forward.
With regard to juries of varying sizes, Smith and Saks (2008) reported that
b. members of larger juries more accurately recall evidence.
With regard to a written product, a recording, or a photograph, the best-evidence rule means that only
d. the original is generally required.
Which of the following provides the best example of hearsay evidence?
b. "Mary told me she saw...
Which of the following types of evidence is generally not admissible at trial?
d. Polygraph
What type of evidence is used to infer the existence of some fact in a dispute, such as inferring the defendant killed the victim because the defendant's fingerprints were found on the murder weapon?
a. Circumstantial
Which of the following is true regarding the role that forensic science has played in wrongful convictions?
a. Forensic scientific evidence either caused or contributed to wrongful convictions in over half of the Innocence Project's DNA exoneration cases.
b. Forensic scientists who provide evidence on comparative bullet analysis and arson investigation rely on
Which of the following statements is not true about DNA evidence?
b. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that prisoners have a Constitutional right to post-conviction DNA testing that might prove their innocence.
What is a legal yardstick measuring the sufficiency of evidence?
a. reasonable doubt.
What do jury consultants use to test which pieces of evidence, witnesses, and arguments might be most effective in convincing people to vote a particular way?
d. focus groups and polls
Teams of jury consultants use which of the following to assist in jury selection?
a. public opinion polls.
c. mock trials.
b. focus groups.
d. all of these answers are correct.
D is correct
In England, the concept of a jury functioning as an impartial fact-finding body was first formalized in 1215 in the
d. Magna Carta.
In the United States, the right to a jury trial is found in
a. Article III, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
b. the 6th Amendment to the Constitution.
c. the 7th Amendment to the Constitution.
d. All of these answers are correct.
D is correct
What Amendment guarantees that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury?
c. 6th
A defendant charged with a serious offense has the right to a jury trial only if the offense is punishable by a term of incarceration of more than
c. 6 months
The minimum size criminal jury approved by the U.S. Supreme Court is
a. 6 persons.
A trial before a judge without a jury is called a(n)
d. bench trial
Which of the following offenders has the right to a trial by jury?
a. an adult offender charged with a petty offense
b. a teenager prosecuted as a juvenile offender
c. a drunk driver facing a term of six months or less in jail
d. none of the these
D is correct
Included among those who are not covered by statutory exemption from serving on a jury panel are
d. small business owners and caregivers.
Jury selection occurs in three stages:
b. compiling a master list, summoning the venire, and conducting voir dire.
Jury consultants use mock trials to
d. test their whole case.
The judge explains the relevant law to the jury in the jury
a. instructions.
What is it called when the jury ignores the law and acquits an obviously guilty defendant?
a. jury nullification
In Sheppard v. Maxwell the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that what violated Sheppard's right to a fair trial?
b. prejudicial pretrial publicity
The required size of a jury is
d. six or more.
Basing the master jury list on voter registration tends to exclude which of the following?
a. the poor
b. the young
c. racial minorities
d. all of these answers are correct
D is correct
Failing to respond to a jury summons can result in a warrant being issued for arrest; punishments include
c. fines or jail sentences
What is a common type of post-verdict motion?
c. motion for a new trial
Criminal trials start with two presumptions: the presumption of innocence and the presumption of
a. sanity
How many challenges for cause may be made by the prosecution and the defense in a felony criminal trial?
d. an unlimited number
Most state constitutions specifically require
b. a unanimous verdict in criminal trials.
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