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In a democracy, rules of evidence are important not only to safeguard the rules of accused persons in a fair trial but also to ensure the interests of the public in the proper functioning of the criminal justice system. Used by Norman invaders after 1066 to determine guilt or innocence Trial by ordeal, for example, winning a sword fight itinerant justices holding court around England began to impanel group of local residents, whose purpose was to inform the justices of crimes committed...

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Exam 2 Study Guide 1. The Adversarial System – says that conflict resolution is best achieved through an adversary process a. Relies on the skill of different advocates representing the parties’ positions, and not on a neutral party b. Trial process is a formal means of resolving conflict, but not one for necessarily finding the ultimate truth c. Assumes 3 things: c.i. Those who the dispute affects should be responsible for making their arguments . The biases of self-interest… ...

What is law? -System of rules and regulations that keep society in order. -Law has been defined and explained more than any other sociology concept. -Everyone has a different perspective (goal is to add perspective) in studying and interpreting the law. -We need to use a variety of definitions of what the law is to understand the interaction of law and society. -Each background will being a different understanding. Traditional Legal Definitions A form, or type, of social control (Da...

Universal Law - Divine rules - Religious edicts that tend to reach all countries and cultures International Law - Law treaties, trade - Relationship between countries and societies Federal Law - National legislature, statutes - Created by fedeal statutes, Supreme Court, etc - Goes across all 50 states State Law - State legislature, statutes - Relationship between federal and state law - Relationship between the states and one another

The Color of Law w/ Richard Rothstein-Rothstein spent most of career as education journalist -realized education could not do anything while schools are segregated -schools are segregated b/c neighborhoods are what happened when a white home owner resold his house to an African American man who could not get realtor to show him the area?a mob protected by the police, surrounded the home and dynamited it, threw rocks, etc. -state of Kentucky prosecuted the white home owner Is racial s...

Who is the trier of the law? A judge Who is the trier of facts? The jury What is the role of a judge? determines what laws apply to the case, gives jury instructions, decides what evidence is admissible, rule on objections What is the role of a jury? reviews evidence presented, decides which evidence to believe, applies legal instructions given by judge What is judicial discretion? the judge has the legal right to decide if the questions should be allowed Federal Rules of Evidence gov...

In a democracy, rules of evidence are important not only to safeguard the rules of accused persons in a fair trial but also to ensure the interests of the public in the proper functioning of the criminal justice system. Used by Norman invaders after 1066 to determine guilt or innocence Trial by ordeal, for example, winning a sword fight itinerant justices holding court around England began to impanel group of local residents, whose purpose was to inform the justices of crimes committed...

T or F: Even if the 6th Amendment confrontation clause does not bar the admission on nontestimonial hearsay, State and Federal rules of evidence do not require the use of an exception for admissibility. False T or F: Police misconduct can result in the violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments' Clauses of due process True T or F: The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the prohibition of the fourth amendment against unreasonable searches and seizures is not limited to permanent res...

Police misconduct can result in the violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments' Clauses of due process True The Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule applies to searches conducted by probation or parole officers False The exclusionary rule applies to evidence obtained in a consent search False To fall within the hearsay rule, the testimony must be offered to prove truth of the matter asserted in the statement The use of hearsay is problematic because it involves a violation of the ...