Final

Question 1

type of case

Answer 1

criminal case

Question 2

tried in which court

Answer 2

superior court

Question 3

charges

Answer 3

first degree murder PC § 187

Question 4

penal code § 187

Answer 4

the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought

Question 5

who do the prosecution represent

Answer 5

people of the state of california

Question 6

what burden does the prosecution have

Answer 6

burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt

Question 7

who is the presider

Answer 7

the judge

Question 8

what does the pretrial motion do?

Answer 8

motion to quash evidence

Question 9

which amendment did the search warrant violate?

Answer 9

fourth amendment (protects citizens against unreasonable searches/seizures)

Question 10

smc stands for what?

Answer 10

sunshine medical components

Question 11

smc founder?

Answer 11

fred sunshine

Question 12

who inherited smc?

Answer 12

kieran sunshine

Question 13

what was the foreverflex?

Answer 13

artificial joint replacement

Question 14

detective perren responded to what call?

Answer 14

911 call for homicide

Question 15

evidence found

Answer 15

fibers, fingerprints, saber, body

Question 16

search warrant for the home siezed what?

Answer 16

red and blue silk scarf

Question 17

duties of bailiff

Answer 17

swear in witnesses, control courtroom, protect judge

Question 18

new ceo?

Answer 18

emari sunshine

Question 19

defendant college injury

Answer 19

torn right rotator cuff in college lacrosse game

Question 20

bells hotel purpose

Answer 20

IPO announcement at board meeting

Question 21

PC § 188

Answer 21

Malice defined: Such malice may be express or implied. It is express when there is manifested a deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a fellow creature. It is implied, when no considerable provocation appears, or when the circumstances attending the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart.

Question 22

PC § 189

Answer 22

Degrees of murder: All murder which is perpetrated by means of a destructive device or explosive, a weapon of mass destruction, knowing use of ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or amor, poison, lying in wait, torture, or by any other kind of willful, deliberate and premeditated killing … is murder of the first degree.

Question 23

CALCRIM 223

Answer 23

Direct and Circumstantial Evidence: Circumstantial evidence does not directly prove the fact to be decided but is evidence of another fact or group of facts from which you may logically and reasonably conclude the truth of the fact in question.

Question 24

CALCRIM 224

Answer 24

Circumstantial Evidence: Sufficiency of Evidence: before you may rely on circumstantial evidence to find the defendant guilty, you must be convinced that the only reasonable conclusion supported by the circumstantial evidence is that the defendant is guilty

Question 25

relevance

Answer 25

Evidence is relevant if it has any tendency to make a fact that is important to the case more or less probable than the fact would be without the evidence.

Question 26

hearsay

Answer 26

an out-of-court statement being offered for the truth of the matter asserted made by a declarant who is not currently under oath

Question 27

compound

Answer 27

A compound question joins two alternatives with “and” or “or,” preventing the interrogation of a witness from being as rapid, distinct, or effective for finding the truth as is reasonably possible.

Question 28

narrative

Answer 28

A narrative question is too general and calls for the witness to give a broad and unspecific response

Question 29

leading

Answer 29

A leading question is a question that suggests the desired response