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What is a present sense impression under 803(1)?
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One of the traditional tests of insanity states that "the actions of the accused were the "productof mental disease or defect." This is known more familiarly as the _____________.
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What is an excited utterance under 803(2)?
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Once upon a time (but not today) a person who defrauded or swindled another out of their property could claim "Caveat Emptor" as a defense. IN ENGLISH this means,
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Do all individuals reach the Formal Operational Stage?
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What is a recorded recollection under 803(5)?
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The United States obtains it's concepts of criminal law and legal traditions from,
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What is then-existing mental, emotional, or physical condition under 803(3)?
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If an affirmative defense is offered at trial, the party who has the responsibility for "going forward" and introducing evidence concerning the validity of the defense is the,
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What is statement made for medical diagnosis or treatment under 803(4)?
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What is records of a regularly conducted activity under 803(6)?
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If it is more difficult for certain groups of people to vote, what effect does that have on how representative the government is?What should happen when it is apparent that voting restrictions impact some groups more than others? What might happen if such disparities go unaddressed? Anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells said: With no sacredness of the ballot, there can be no sacredness of human life itself. What do you think this quote reveals about the importance of the right to vote?
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How many different statutory "definitions of insanity" exist in the fifty states and federal government for the purpose of enabling a defendant to craft an "Insanity Defense?"
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Under the Uniform Definition of Death Act a person is dead when:
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What is the absence of a record of a regularly conducted activity under 803(7)?
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What are public records under 803(8)?
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The ______________ of a crime is said to exist if all the elements of a crime are "present" at one time.
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What are public records of vital statistics under 803(9)?
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Under modern statutes, if a person is found to be "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" following trial, the probable result (as a practical matter) to the defendant will be,
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What is absence of a public record under 803(10)?
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Assume that Gerald has viciously murdered two people while in the grip of severe mental illness and psychosis. He is found to be "incompetent to stand trial" and is committed to a psychiatric facility for the criminally insane. How long can Gerald be made to remain in this facility?
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What are certificates of marriage, baptism, and similar ceremonies under 803(12)?
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If a suspect is found to be "Incompetent to Stand Trial" and never ever gains "competence" it means that he/she will probably,
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What are family records under 803(13)?
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