LESSON 4
PRACTICE EXERCISE
REQUIREMENT. The following questions are multiple choice. There are four choices
to each. You are to select the one that is correct. This is a self-graded lesson
exercise. DO NOT look up the correct answer from the lesson solution sheet until
you have finished.
To do so will endanger your ability to learn this material.
Also, your final examination score will tend to be lower than if you had followed
these recommendations.
GENERAL SITUATION.
You have recently completed an investigation of an assault
case. All of your reports, investigative notes, and collected evidence have been
properly turned over to the persons responsible for receiving and processing them.
SPECIAL SITUATION. You have just been notified that one month from today you will
appear as a witness for the prosecutor at the court-martial of the accused. This
will be the first time you have ever testified in court; you are somewhat nervous
about it.
1. You decide that in order to become familiar with courtroom procedures, you
will:
A.
read all books available on the subject.
B.
visit a courtroom while a trial is in progress.
C.
ask your company commander what goes on in court.
D.
read the transcript from a previous trial.
2. Prior to your appearance in court, you will benefit by doing which of the
following:
A.
memorizing your investigative notes so you can answer all questions.
B.
memorizing your testimony so you will know exactly what to say.
C.
reviewing the case reports and your notebook.
D.
all of the above.
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