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Innocence Project
Random Facts
100
Which Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizures?


4th / 5th / 6th / 8th

4th Amendment

100

Evidence that is relevant to a criminal investigation but that is NOT readily visible to the unaided eye is known as _____ evidence

forensic / latent / exculpatory / documentary

Latent

100

The ____ amendment provides protection against arrest without probable cause.

4th / 5th / 6th /14th

4th 

100

What city was the Innocence Project founded.

New York / Boston / Dallas / Washington DC

New York

100

Headphones can increase the bacteria in your ear.

True or False

Wearing headphones for just an hour could increase the bacteria in your ears by 700 times.

200

_____ cases produce substantial changes both in the understanding of the requirements of due process and in the practical day to day operations of the justice system.

sensational / landmark / crucial / clarification

Landmark

200

What two principles are considered the Miranda triggers?

arrest and interrogation / custody and interrogation / stop and frisk / arrest and waiver

Custody and Interrogation

200

The ____ doctrine allows the police to seize evidence without a warrant if the evidence readily visible to the police.

fruits of the poisonous tree / good faith / destruction of evidence / plain-view

Plain View

200

According to the Innocence Project what percentage of prisoners are estimated to be innocent?

2.3-5% / 4-6% / 1-3.2% / 3-5%

2.3-5%

200

Avocados are vegetables

True or False

Avocados are fruits because they are single-seeded berries.

300

Which US Supreme Court case forms the basis of the exclusionary rule?

Powell v Alabama / Weeks v US / Chimel v California / Johnson v Avery

Weeks v. US

300

____ involves tactics used by police interviewers that fall short of physical abuse but still pressure suspects to divulge information.

Interrogation / Inherent coercion / Deception / Coercion

Inherent Coercion

300

The case of Terry v Ohio permits a brief stop and frisk based _____.

probable cause / reasonable suspicion / consent / arrest

Reasonable Suspicion

300

Approx how many requests does the Innocence Project receive each year?

2100 / 2400 / 2800 / 2900

2400

300

Human ____ are the only part of the body that can not heal itself.

teeth / bones / eyes / heart

Teeth are not made of live tissue and are coated in enamel, which can’t spontaneously regenerate.

400

According to _____, evidence illegally seized by the police cannot be used in a trial.

exclusionary rule / 5th amendment / Miranda v Arizona / 6th amendment

Exclusionary Rule

400

What legal standard is needed to make an arrest or conduct a search

reasonable suspicion / probable cause / compelling interest / a hunch

Probable Cause

400

Fingerprints and DNA are examples of non-visible or ____ evidence.

real / latent / physical / forensic

Latent

400

Other than DNA what is the next most common reason for wrongful convictions according to the Innocence Project?


Faulty eye witness or photo line up

400

This country prohibits the ownership of just one guinea pig.

USA / Austria / Switzerland / Australia 

Since guinea pigs are such social creatures, one guinea pig would get lonely so having just one is considered animal abuse in Switzerland.

500

Which Supreme Court case set the standard for a "stop and frisk"?

Brady v US / Argersinger v Hamlin / Terry v Ohio / Miranda v Arizona

Terry v Ohio

500

What legal standard is needed to temporarily detain a person?

reasonable suspicion / probable cause / compelling interest / a hunch

Reasonable Suspicion

500

____ includes any police behaviors likely to produce an incriminating response from the suspect.

Interview / Consensual encounter / Detention / Interrogation 

Interrogation

500

How many people has the Innocence Project exonerated due to wrongful convictions

200 / 245 / 265 / 295

245

500

Tigers have striped skin.

True or False

True - Its not just the fur.