TYPES OF EVIDENCE
A gun, DNA, hair or a broken window
What is physical or real evidence?
The three sources of law for evidence
What are The Charter, the Canada Evidence Act, Common law/case law?
The Charter section related to search and seizure.
Paper bags.
Where do you put wet evidence?
A paint chip at a hit and run is trace evidence but it might have these 2 characteristics.
What is Class and Individual?
Every contact leaves a trace.
What is Locard's exchange principle?
The Dr accused of many sexual assault with similar fact evidence from the Kitchener court
Who is Jeff Sloka?
The landmark case about strip search?
Who is Golden?
These people want on the crime scene but they are not allowed there.
What is the media?
The data base where they keep many things including the dental records of missing people.
What is CPIC?
Combined DNA Index System
What does CODIS stand for?
It is the tendancy of a piece of evidence to prove or disprove a proposistion
What is Relevance?
The fruits of the investigation/disclosure.
Who is Stinchcombe?
It places a person at a scene but you cannot see it with the human eye.
What is DNA?
Human skeleton and remains expert
What is a Forensic Anthropologist?
A paint chip left at a car crash.
What is trace evidence?
Personal, territorial and informational
What are the 3 key areas of privacy according to the Supreme Court?
Exclusion of Evidence.
What is section 24 of the Charter?
The most common search warrant.
What is a 487 General Warrant?
Observation, Experimentation and Analysis
What does the scientific method involve?
The best specimen for determining long-term drug use.
What is human hair?
PCR (Polymerase chain reaction)
What type of test was used to exonerate Milgard and Morin?
An exception to the hearsay rule
Spontaneous statements
Statements made by the accused (admissions)
Testimony given on a previous occasion
Prior inconsistent statements
Dying declarations
Historical facts and materials relied on by experts
Business records
AFIS NDDB IBIS IGG
What are the 4 investigative databases?
They study maggots and bugs forensically.