Evidence FIN Q3

_____ evidence is the statement of a party intended to serve his own interest.

• Self-Serving

• Self

• Self-thought

• Serving

The declaration of an accused acknowledging his or her guilt of the offense charged, or of any offense necessarily included therein, may be given in evidence against him or her

• Confession

• Admission

• Evidence

• Declaration

Corpus delicti is the “____ of the crime” or the offense

• Body

• Heart

• Mind

• Essence

____ examination is the examination-in-chief of a witness by the party presenting him or her on the facts relevant to the issue

• Direct

• Cross

• Re-direct

• Re-Cross

Upon the termination of the direct examination, the witness may be ____-examined by the adverse party on any relevant matter, with sufficient fullness and freedom to test his or her accuracy and truthfulness and freedom from interest or bias, or the reverse, and to elicit all important facts bearing upon the issue.

• Direct

• Cross

• Re-direct

• Re-Cross

After the cross-examination of the witness has been concluded, he or she may be re-examined by the party calling him or her, to explain or supplement his or her answers given during the cross-examination.

• Direct

• Cross

• Re-direct

• Re-Cross

On ____ -examination, questions on matters not dealt with during the cross-examination, may be allowed by the court in its discretion.

• Direct

• Cross

• Re-direct

• Re-Cross

the adverse party may _____-examine the witness on matters stated in his or her re-direct examination, and also on such other matters as may be allowed by the court in its discretion

• Direct

• Cross

• Re-direct

• Re-Cross

Evidence of a person's character or a trait of character is not admissible for the purpose of proving action in conformity therewith on a particular occasion.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Perhaps

Opinion of ___ witness. The opinion of a witness on a matter requiring special knowledge, skill, experience, training or education, which he or she is shown to possess, may be received in evidence.

• Expert

• Professional

• Ordinary

• Best