Exam Preview for 40047: Textbook CE Course: Forensic Audiology

Textbook CE Course: Forensic Audiology - A Guide for the Expert Witness

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1. In legal cases who are the triers of fact? The judge and jury The paralegal and the attorney The bailiff and the court recorder The prosecutor and the public defender All of the above
2. What is the level of evidence necessary to win a case in civil court? An eyewitness of the crime. Evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. Evidence that $100,000 of damage. The preponderance of evidence (51%) suggests that the allegations are more true than not true.
3. In an expert report which of the following should be the basis of the report? Evaluation of the facts presented within the documents obtained from the attorney. Evaluation of the facts in dispute using whatever the expert has learned from investigation, testing, and/or analysis. Personal knowledge based on training, experience, and review of literature. Documented or literature-based evidence. All of the above
4. At a deposition, the deposing attorney is given extreme latitude to ask the expert witness almost anything within their expertise. Why is this allowed? Attorneys are careful not to stray into areas unrelated to the case. There is no judge in a deposition to function as a referee. There is a judge present in a deposition to function as a referee. In a deposition there are no winners or losers, it is a mediation between the two sides.
5. Attorneys prepare for cross-examination of expert witnesses at either deposition or trial using the acronym CROSS. What is the C component of the acronym? Generate outrageous statements from the expert. Restrict the expert answers. Attack the expert’s credibility. Support your case with the correct questions.