An Inadmissible Confession May Be Used to Impeach the Witness

question 7

Multiple Choice

An inadmissible confession may be used to impeach the witness if:

• A) defendant takes the stand and testifies on his or her own behalf
• B) confession was freely and voluntarily given
• C) the story the defendant tells the jurors differs from what he or she told police
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Decomposers

Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, carry out the natural process of decomposition.

Photosynthesis

Process, usually occurring within chloroplasts, that uses solar energy to reduce carbon dioxide to carbohydrate.

Autotroph

Organism that can capture energy and synthesize organic molecules from inorganic nutrients.

Biotic Factors

Components of an ecosystem that are living, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.