CJL 2500 Courts
Chapter 13 Assignment: Trials and Juries
BOOK LINK MAKE SURE TO USE PLEASE https://drive.google.com/file/d/11EMAdiY5uUWZ1KQV05MphjCqfmF2jwgF/view
True/False Questions:
_____ 1. Every criminal accused is entitled to a jury trial.
¬¬_____ 2. All Juries must have 12 members
_____ 3. All juries must arrive at a unanimous verdict.
_____ 4. If accused does not go before a jury, but rather only before a judge, it is called a bench trial.
_____ 5. The presumption of innocence require the trier-of-fact to accept that the defendant is innocent and remains innocent unless the prosecution meets its burden of proving defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
_____ 6. Demonstrative evidence explains the results of forensic investigative and scientific techniques.
_____ 7. Today, scientific evidence is only admitted in court if that science has been widely accepted in the scientific community. (According to SCOTUS in Frye v. United States (1923).
_____ 8. We really don’t need criminal trials when the accused’s DNA is found at the crime scene, as this is clearly proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed the crime.
_____ 9. The CSI effect is said to have affected our criminal trials, as jurors often believe the forensic technology they see on TV shows does really exist, and expect to see clear forensic proof of the accused’s guilt.
_____ 10. Today, TV cameras are not allowed in Federal District Courts to stream trials to the public.
Short answer questions:
11 – Name the things used to compile a master jury list:
12 – Explain the difference between a Challenge of a potential juror for cause, and a peremptory challenge.
13. It is difficult to explain what is meant by proof “beyond a reasonable doubt.” In the textbook, our author has quoted Justice Ginsberg’s explanation of reasonable doubt from her concurring opinion in the case of Victor v. Nebraska. Please write her entire explanation, as given in the text. Don’t cut and paste this. I can often tell when you do so. Writing it out is the BEST way to really read, learn and understand, and this is something I want you to understand as you complete this class.
14- Look at Table 13.3. What does it say about Hearsay?
15. Explain the difference between direct examination of a witness and cross-examination of a witness. Be sure to explain what type of questions can and cannot be used in each.
