Relevance

Question 1

relevance

Answer 1

tends to prove or disprove a material fact

Question 2

habit

Answer 2

describes a person’s regular response to a specific set of circumstances

Question 3

Evidence of a person’s _______ may be admitted to prove that on a particular occasion the person acted in accordance with the habit.

Answer 3

habit

Question 4

A trial judge has broad discretion to exclude relevant evidence if its ________________ by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of issues, misleading the jury, undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.

Answer 4

probative value is substantially outweighed

Question 5

Evidence excluded for public policy reasons include the following:

Answer 5

1. Liability insurance
2. Subsequent remedial measures
3. Settlement offers
4. Offers to pay medical expenses
5. Withdrawn guilty pleas

Question 6

Liability insurance (or lack thereof) is not admissible to prove

Answer 6

negligence or ability to pay a substantial judgment.

Question 7

Liability insurance is admissible to prove

Answer 7

ownership or control and to impeach.

Question 8

Evidence of repairs or other precautionary measures made following an injury is not admissible to prove

Answer 8

negligence, culpable conduct, a defect in a product or its design, or a need for a warning or instruction.

Question 9

Subsequent remedial measures may be admissible to prove

Answer 9

(i) ownership or control,
(ii) rebut a claim that the precaution was not feasible, or
(iii) prove that the opposing party has destroyed evidence.

Question 10

Generally, character evidence is not admissible in _______ cases.

Answer 10

civil (unless character is directly in issue)

Question 11

Evidence of other crimes or misconduct is admissible if these acts are relevant to some issue other than the defendant’s character or disposition. These issues include:

Answer 11

Motive
Intent
Mistake (absence of)
Identity
Common plan or scheme

Question 12

Courts take judicial notice of indisputable facts that are either

Answer 12

matters of common knowledge in the community or capable of verification by resort to easily accessible sources of unquestionable accuracy.