In Criminal Trials,a Lay Witness May Not Express an Opinion

question 38

True/False

In criminal trials,a lay witness may not express an opinion regarding the state of emotion of the accused.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, responsible for making and passing federal laws. Each U.S. state is represented by two senators, regardless of its population size, serving staggered six-year terms.

Rejected

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Ivan Pavlov

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Classical Conditioning

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