SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ETV (EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION) TRAINING PROGRAM - FROM CRIME TO COURT RULES OF EVIDENCE, PART 2

• NCJ Number: 17392
• Author(s): J C COLEMAN
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 13 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: South Carolina Educational Television Network; South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SECOND IN A SERIES OF FIVE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE OUTLINES FOR THIS TRAINING PROGRAM ON THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE.

Abstract

INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE RULES OF EVIDENCE, TESTS OF ADMISSIBILITY, AND THE DEFINITIONS OF RELEVANT AND GOOD EVIDENCE. OTHER AREAS DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE LEGALITY OF CHEMICAL TESTS TO DETERMINE THE ALCOHOLIC CONTENT IN THE BLOOD, EVIDENCE IN A DRUNKEN DRIVING CASE, PERSONAL OBSERVATION OF THE OFFICER AND OPINION EVIDENCE. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE THE DEFINITIONS OF EXPERT TESTIMONY AND OPINION EVIDENCE, THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN EXPERT WITNESS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A COMPETENT WITNESS AND THE CREDIBILITY OF A WITNESS. THE SERIES IS COMPOSED OF NCJ-17285 THROUGH 17290 AND NCJ-17391 THROUGH 17411.