court process

Question 1

define rules of evidence

Answer 1

Essential the rules of the game that deal with the admission of evidence in a trial.

Question 2

rule of evidence ensures?

Answer 2

These rules ensure that there is fairness in the trial process
Ensures that relevant evidence is admitted
Protects against unfair evidence from being admitted

Question 3

gate keeper

Answer 3

the judge, decides on what evidence is admissible at trial.

Question 4

fourth amendment

Answer 4

i. Protection from search and seizure without probable cause and search warrant based upon an affidavit
ii. Must be particularized and not a general warrant

Question 5

fifth amendment

Answer 5

i. Due process
ii. Self-incrimination
iii. Double jeopardy

Question 6

confrontation clause

Answer 6

Although evidence may be admissible pursuant to the rules of evidence as an exception to hearsay, that same evidence must be considered under the Confrontation Clause of the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Question 7

sixth amendment

Answer 7

Right to jury
Right to attorney
Right to compulsory process

Question 8

14th amendment

Answer 8

Due process clause makes fourth, fifth and sixth amendments applicable to the states

Question 9

habeas corpus

Answer 9

bring the body,
petition is a petition to a federal trial court that can be made only after all regular appeals have been exhausted.

Question 10

judicial notice

Answer 10

trial court may accept a fact as having been proved without wither party putting on evidence

Question 11

direct evidence

Answer 11

the testimony given by a witness who has seen or heard the facts to which he or she testifies. It includes the exhibit(s) admitted into evidence during the trial.