CRJ 200 WEEK 3 Homework Assignment
Criminal Procedure and Criminal Evidence
1 What two rights in the Constitution guarantee that an accused person may call witnesses on his or her behalf?
2. What are the five exceptions to the rule prohibiting leading questions on direct examination?
3. What is impeachment and what are the five methods of impeachment?
4. What are the three bases for expert opinion?
5. What are the four components of witness capacity?
6. What are the five basic methods of impeaching a witness?
7. What is the difference between the balancing test applied to the admission of evidence of a conviction of a criminal defendant who testifies and the balancing test of FRE 403?
8. What is the prevailing form of witness immunity in the United States?