If the Law Required That There Must Be Overwhelming Evidence

question 319

Multiple Choice

If the law required that there must be overwhelming evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt in order to convict a person of a crime,in signal detection terminology,jurors would be making many:

• A)hits.
• B)misses.
• C)false alarms.
• D)misses and false alarms.

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