During a Criminal Case,a Jury Must Be Given Discretion to Accept

question 38

Multiple Choice

During a criminal case,a jury must be given discretion to accept or reject a judicially noticed fact because:

• A)a criminal jury is typically more intelligent than a civil jury,and hence better able to decide what evidence is materially relevant.
• B)a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial will be violated.
• C)a criminal trial is not under the same time constraints as a civil trial.
• D)it is the jury's,not the judge's job to take judicial notice of a fact.

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