Witness questioning proceeds in how may stages?
a. Two
b. Four
c. Six
d. Eight
(Question #2) The constitutionally guaranteed protection against ________________ is designed to ensure that a person who has been convicted or acquitted of a crime is not tried or punished for the same offense more than once.
a. entrapment
b. self-incrimination
c. double jeopardy
d. None of the above
(Question #3) Double jeopardy occurs when, for the same offense, a person is:
a. re-prosecuted after acquittal.
b. re-prosecuted after conviction.
c. subjected to separate punishments for the same offense.
d. all of the above.
(Question #4) In Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court ruled that an analyst's laboratory report prepared for the prosecution was:
a. admissible based on a well-established hearsay exception.
b. testimonial, so the defendant should have been allowed to cross-examine the analyst.
c. admissible because scientific reports are reliable.
d. testimonial unless a testable sample of the material on which the report is based is made available to the defendant.
(Question #5) Which of the following can be considered a separate sovereign for double jeopardy purposes?
a. Cities
b. Counties
c. States
d. Different state appellate court districts
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