Essentials of forensic accounting Chapter 4 short answer

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 1. Hearsay is an statement offered 2. Relevant evidence is any evidence that Relevant evidence may be excluded if the by the danger of unfair prejudice, 3. value of the evidence is substantially outweighed and 4. Under the best evidence or original document rule, the proponent must produce the original writing, recording The word"writ or photograph.or a ings" includes 5. There is no need for the originals of voluminous documents that cannot be conveniently exam- ined in court if and Generally,a witness read from a writing in aid of oral testimony. n expert witness opinion is admissible if it the the methodology is reliable and opinion is relevant. Under the spousal immunity privilege, one spouse other in a criminal case. 8. to give adverse testimony against the Under the confidential marital communications privilege, there must be a of 9. at the time 10. On direct examination, an attorney calls and questions 11. Attorneys conduct cross examination to explore weaknesses in the opponents case and 12. evidence requires inference of one fact from a fact that has been proved in court. ESSENTIALS OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING 13. evidence is a thing involved in an underlying event (for example, a weapon or A leading question is one that Generally, the examiner 14. 15. ask leading questions