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Select the CORRECT item. In trial, the jury or judge

• May hear conflicting evidence from different witnesses.

• Will only hear evidence already proven to be true.

• Will decide a case based on new reports

• none are correct

Assuming that each of the following pieces of evidence is admissible, including a reliably documented chain of custody, which would NOT be useful in determining the facts of the case?

• A photograph of the crime scene

• Matching DNA test from blood at the scene and a hair sample from a suspect.

• An eye witness who says she thought she recognized that someone at the scene looks like the accused.

• A neighbor who says that the accused was known to have used drugs when she was in high school.

Select the CORRECT item. The prosecutor

• May ask any question he or she wants because the case is a felony.

• May ask any question he or she wants because it is a cold case.

• May ask any question he or she wants because the victim is a juvenile.

• May not ask any question he or she wants.

Select the Correct item. A witness in a criminal case

• Would not be present when another witness was testifying.

• Must always testify in front of all witnesses in the case.

• Always tells the truth

• Is the most reliable evidence

Select the correct item. Without strong and reliable evidence,

• a guilty person will always be convicted of the crime.

• The police can still arrest you

• a guilty person may not be convicted of the crime.

• all are correct.

Select the correct item. Juvenile court records

• are published in local newspapers

• are permanently sealed.

• cannot be opened for any reason.

• none are correct

Select the CORRECT statement. A prosecutor in a criminal trial would benefit from both forensic science and eyewitness testimony because

• Eyewitness testimony is not reliable in a trial setting.

• Forensic science evidence benefits only the defense

• Eyewitness testimony can be questionable.

• Forensic evidence is usually circumstantial.

Select the correct statement. Forensic Science

• is a new phenomenon.

• can be traced back to Archimedes' ideas.

• Is not a reliable way to investigate a crime.

• Uses very little technology.

Select the correct statement. Media portrayal of forensic science

• has increased the integrity of criminal investigations.

• is not always accurately presented.

• is always based on facts.

• none are correct

Select the correct item. A defense attorney

• must be appointed by the judge.

• is not allowed to be an eyewitness.

• may not object to evidence presented that is not admissible.

• may object to evidence presented that is not admissible.