When a witness has personal knowledge of the events they are testifying to, and is capable of understanding the oath to testify truthfully and coherently.
What is Competency
100
A privilege that protects against the disclosure of confidential communications that occur during the marriage.
What is Spousal Privilege
100
The relinquishment of the privilege holder's right to invoke the protections of the privilege.
What is a Waiver
100
The oldest recognized privilege.
What is Attorney/Client Privilege
100
The Professor who teaches C J 307
Who is Andrea Joseph, J.D.
200
Under English common law, children under this age were not competent to testify as witnesses.
What is 14 Years of Age
200
Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New York are the five states that recognize what privilege.
What is Parent/child privilege
200
A waiver of a privilege that occurs where the holder consents to disclosure of the contents of the communication to outside parties.
What is an Express Waiver.
200
A person's right to choose whether they want to testify or not or to provide information to police.
What is Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
200
These are found on the syllabus:
1. Learn the trial process.
2. Acquire knowledge of the rules of evidence, their application, and purpose from crime scene to trial.
3. Enhance your skills of legal and critical analysis.
What are Learning Objectives.
300
A requirement that a witness's testimony must be based on events perceived through one of the five senses.
What is Personal Knowledge
300
A privilege protecting against disclosure of confidential communications made between parents and their children.
Parent/Child Privilege
300
A waiver of a privilege that occurs by engaging in conduct that is inconsistent with maintaining the confidentiality of the communication.
What is an Implied Waiver
300
Privilege against self incrimination is in support of the ______ Amendment.
What is the 5th Amendment
300
Papers, group problems, final presentations, peer reviews for presentations, evaluation, and attendance are found on the syllabus under what heading.
What is Grading Summary
400
A declaration by a witness that he will testify truthfully.
What is Oath or Affirmation
400
There is no privilege for confidential communications made between this familial relationship.
What is Siblings
400
A legal right that prevents a witness from being compelled to disclose confidential information.
What is a Privilege
400
A privilege that applies to confidential communications made to ordained priests and ministers for the purpose of seeking religious salvation.
What is Clergy/Communicant Privilege
400
Name of Professor's dog.
Bingo
500
The rule that the presiding judge at the trial may not testify in that trial as a witness.
What is Rule 605
500
A form of the marital privilege that prevents one spouse from testifying against the other spouse without the consent of that spouse.