Before Coming to Trial, Sam Was Assigned a Public Defender

question 66

Multiple Choice

Before coming to trial, Sam was assigned a public defender, was informed of the charges, and was given a chance to review the evidence against him. At the trial, the prosecutor called the crime scene investigator to the stand, and she provided scientific evidence to show that Sam had indeed been inside the victim's home. In order to be allowed at trial, the evidence that the crime scene investigator presented would have had to meet:

• A)the "Rawls test."
• B)the "veil of ignorance test."
• C)the "impartiality standard."
• D)the "Daubert standard."

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Definitions:

Variance

A calculation of how spread out a data set is, determined by the mean of the squared deviations from the average.

Least Squares Estimates

A statistical method used to determine the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of squares of the errors between observed and predicted values.

Slope

In mathematics and statistics, it represents the rate at which a line inclines or declines, showing the change in the dependent variable for a unit change in the independent variable.

Y-Intercept

The location at which a line or curve crosses the y-axis in a coordinate system.