Lay Witnesses May Testify to All of the Following Except

question 37

Multiple Choice

Lay witnesses may testify to all of the following except what?

• A) what was said to them
• B) why the defendant committed the crime
• C) the events that they witnessed
• D) what they may have smelled

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Definitions:

Convincing Liars

Individuals who are highly skilled at deceiving others, often appearing believable and trustworthy while telling falsehoods.

Perceptual Set

A tendency to perceive or notice some aspects of the available sensory data and ignore others, influenced by expectations or prior knowledge.

Precognition

The purported ability to foresee or have knowledge of future events before they occur.

Clairvoyance

The purported power to gather data about an object, a person, a location, or a physical happening through the use of extrasensory perception, bypassing traditional sensory channels.