Questions
What is character evidence?
- Evidence of a person's reputation or disposition.
- Evidence of a person's past actions.
- Evidence of a person's beliefs or opinions.
- Evidence of a person's financial status.
When is character evidence admissible?
- When it is relevant to the case.
- When it is offered by the prosecution.
- When it is offered by the defense.
- When it is offered by both the prosecution and the defense.
What are the two types of character evidence?
- Direct and indirect.
- General and specific.
- Good and bad.
- Relevant and irrelevant.
What is the difference between general and specific character evidence?
- General character evidence is evidence of a person's reputation in the community, while specific character evidence is evidence of a person's past actions.
- General character evidence is admissible when it is relevant to the case, while specific character evidence is not.
- General character evidence is offered by the prosecution, while specific character evidence is offered by the defense.
- General character evidence is more reliable than specific character evidence.
When is general character evidence admissible?
- When it is offered by the prosecution.
- When it is offered by the defense.
- When it is offered by both the prosecution and the defense.
- Never.
When is specific character evidence admissible?
- When it is offered by the prosecution.
- When it is offered by the defense.
- When it is offered by both the prosecution and the defense.
- Never.
What are the limits on the admissibility of character evidence?
- It must be relevant to the case.
- It must be offered by the prosecution or the defense.
- It must be offered by both the prosecution and the defense.
- All of the above.
What are the exceptions to the rule that character evidence is inadmissible?
- When the defendant has put his or her character in issue.
- When the prosecution is trying to prove motive, intent, or knowledge.
- When the prosecution is trying to prove identity.
- All of the above.
What is the rule of completeness?
- The rule that a witness must be allowed to testify about all of the relevant facts that he or she knows about a case.
- The rule that a witness must be allowed to testify about all of the relevant facts that he or she knows about a case, even if those facts are not favorable to the witness's side.
- The rule that a witness must be allowed to testify about all of the relevant facts that he or she knows about a case, even if those facts are not admissible under the rules of evidence.
- The rule that a witness must be allowed to testify about all of the relevant facts that he or she knows about a case, even if those facts are not relevant to the case.
What is the purpose of the rule of completeness?
- To ensure that the jury has all of the information it needs to make a decision.
- To prevent the jury from being misled by incomplete information.
- To protect the witness from being cross-examined about facts that he or she does not know.
- All of the above.
What are the limits on the rule of completeness?
- The rule does not apply to character evidence.
- The rule does not apply to hearsay evidence.
- The rule does not apply to privileged evidence.
- All of the above.
What is the difference between character evidence and reputation evidence?
- Character evidence is evidence of a person's reputation, while reputation evidence is evidence of a person's character.
- Character evidence is evidence of a person's past actions, while reputation evidence is evidence of a person's present reputation.
- Character evidence is admissible when it is relevant to the case, while reputation evidence is admissible when it is not relevant to the case.
- Character evidence is offered by the prosecution, while reputation evidence is offered by the defense.
What is the difference between general reputation evidence and specific reputation evidence?
- General reputation evidence is evidence of a person's reputation in the community as a whole, while specific reputation evidence is evidence of a person's reputation among a particular group of people.
- General reputation evidence is admissible when it is relevant to the case, while specific reputation evidence is not.
- General reputation evidence is offered by the prosecution, while specific reputation evidence is offered by the defense.
- All of the above.
What are the limits on the admissibility of reputation evidence?
- It must be relevant to the case.
- It must be offered by the prosecution or the defense.
- It must be offered by both the prosecution and the defense.
- All of the above.