Prosecutions

Question 1

What are the two tests for prosecution

Answer 1

Evidential test
Public interest test

Question 2

Hierarchy of courts

Answer 2

Supreme Court
Court of appeal
High court
District court (family court, judge alone trails, jury trials, youth court)

Question 3

Types of evidence

Answer 3

Hearsay evidence
Opinion evidence
Propensity evidence

Question 4

What is hearsay evidence

Answer 4

1 Oral or written statement of a person who is not produced as a witness in court
2 the statement is given to the court by another person or in a document
3 purpose of the evidence is to prove the truth of what’s been stated

Question 5

What is opinion evidence

Answer 5

Expert/non expert
Opinion evidence is generally inadmissible as evidence
Witness is called to state the facts
His or her personal opinion
Up to the judge or jury to form their own judgement

Question 6

What is propensity evidence

Answer 6

Evidence that tends ti show a persons tendency to act a particular way or to have a particular state of mind