The Prosecution Wants to Introduce the Following Evidence in a Rape

question 24

Multiple Choice

The prosecution wants to introduce the following evidence in a rape case:
•Pubic hair recovered from the victim during "rape kit" exam
•DNA test results based on semen recovered from the victim during "rape kit" exam
•Testimony of a forensic psychologist that the defendant committed the crime The defense attorney wants to prevent the forensic psychologist from testifying. What should she do?

• A) Object to the forensic psychologist's conclusions because no laboratory tests were conducted.
• B) Object because the rape perpetrator profile that the forensic psychologist is using has not been recognized by any professional association of psychologists.
• C) Object because the analysis done in this case was not recognized at the time of the Daubert decision.
• D) The defense attorney needs to win all three of these objections in order to prevent the forensic psychologist from testifying.

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