The Image of a Trial as a Test of Credibility

question 23

Multiple Choice

The image of a trial as a test of credibility is drawn into question when judges and jurors render judgments based on _________________ as opposed to the presented evidence.

• A)witness characteristics, folklore, and stereotypes
• B)evidence, witness, and truth
• C)legal factors, confession, and psychologists
• D)All of these are correct

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Definitions:

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