Criminal Evidence, 8e (Garland) Chapter 3 Evidence-Basic Concepts
1) To be admissible in court, evidence need only have any tendency to make the existence of a fact of consequence more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence.
Answer: TRUE
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,9) All state legislatures have adopted the Federal Rules of Evidence as of September 1997.
Answer: FALSE
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10) The Federal Rules of Evidence apply in all federal courts throughout the United States.
Answer: TRUE
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11) The function of early petit juries was similar to the grand juries of today.
Answer: FALSE
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12) Booking is a formal processing of the arrested person by the police that involves informing
an individual of the right to remain silent, among other things.
Answer: FALSE
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13) Those states that have adopted the Federal Rules of Evidence have some variances that must
be learned by an officer.
Answer: TRUE
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14) Early jury trials closely resembled the jury trials of today.
Answer: FALSE
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15) The Federal Rules of Evidence apply only to criminal matters.
Answer: FALSE
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16) At a preliminary hearing, the judge considers the prosecution's case to decide whether there
is probable cause to believe the defendant committed the crimes charged.
, 17) It is the job of the deputy United States Marshals to keep order in the federal courtrooms.
Answer: TRUE
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18) "Trial by ordeal" was an appeal to the supernatural to determine guilt or innocence.
Answer: TRUE
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19) The most common version of evidence law in the United States is the Model Penal Code.
Answer: FALSE
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20) Miranda warnings must be given any time a subject is questioned by a police officer.
Answer: FALSE
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21) Evidence is any information about the facts of a case, including tangible items, testimony,
documents, photographs, or recordings, that, when presented to the jury at trial, tends to prove or
disprove these facts.
Answer: TRUE
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22) The creators of the law believed that juries are trustworthy and need no guidance or
protection from manipulation by attorneys during a trial.
Answer: FALSE
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23) Probation is the most frequently imposed sentence on first-time offenders.
Answer: TRUE
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24) The Fifth Amendment ensures freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
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