Bar Exam Drills

Question 1

The court may take judicial notice even though the ____.

Answer 1

plaintiff does not request it

Question 2

Judicial notice is a rule in the law of evidence that allows a fact to be introduced into evidence if ____.

Answer 2

the truth of that fact is so notorious or well-known, or so authoritatively attested, that it cannot reasonably be doubted

Question 3

Rule 901(b)(3) allows the jury to determine the genuineness of evidence by ____.

Answer 3

comparison with other authenticated specimens

Question 4

Evidence is relevant if:

Answer 4

it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence and the fact is of consequence in determining the action

Question 5

(Judicial Notice)

In a criminal case, the court ____.

Answer 5

must instruct the jury that it may or may not accept the noticed fact as conclusive

Question 6

The court must take judicial notice of a fact if the court is ____.

Answer 6

supplied with the necessary information to indicate that the fact is not subject to reasonable dispute