Exercise #17 Please determine what types of evidence the following may be, and i

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Exercise #17

Please determine what types of evidence the following may be, and if hearsay, please explain if there may be exception to the hearsay rule:

A man holing a book of matches at the scene of a fire.

2. A person who is dead, a smoking gun on the floor, and a person standing over the deceased.

3. Seeing a car hitting a pedestrian.

4. A certified birth certificate.

5. An affidavit.

6. A receipt for prescription drugs.

7. “John just said that he killed Susan!”

8. A witness who saw that a child had a compound fracture of his leg.

9. An imprint of teeth marks on a person’s arm.

10. A dairy.  

Explanation / Answer

2. A person who is dead, a smoking gun on the floor, and a person standing over the deceased. - Physical Evidence
3. Seeing a car hitting a pedestrian. - Personal evidence (Testimony)
4. A certified birth certificate. – Miscellaneous evidence (documented proof)
5. An affidavit. - Miscellaneous evidence (documented proof)
6. A receipt for prescription drugs. - Miscellaneous evidence (documented proof)
7. “John just said that he killed Susan!” – Personal evidence (Testimony)
8. A witness who saw that a child had a compound fracture of his leg. – Personal evidence (Witness)
9. An imprint of teeth marks on a person’s arm. – Corpus Delicti evidence
10. A dairy.  - Miscellaneous evidence (documented proof)

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