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A medical examination or autopsy

The most common and useful evidence found at a crime scene that leads to positive identification is

All are examples of digital/electronic evidence except

Communication during disasters is no longer a problem.

Areas that are usually unlocked and unwatched are the most common sites for bombs.

When the admission of evidence is challenged, who has the burden of proof?

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria that courts will consider in deterring the probative value of expert opinion? 

Rory is being sued in for stealing $1,000.00 from the till at the restaurant he works at. Rory wants to testify that Nick threatened him just before the theft stating, “You get me that $1,000.00 or I’ll beat you to a pulp!” Nick refuses to testify. It is likely that this statement is NOT hearsay because: 

Explain the difference between a civil standard of proof and a criminal one and why such a difference exists. 

Livingston and James were prosecuted for conspiracy to blow up the Chateau Laurier in separate trials. Livingston is a competent witness in James’s trial. Livingston testifies that he and James conspired to blow up the Chateau Laurier and offered testimony regarding the meeting of how the plan was to unfold. Livingston testimony is