Although lawyers are generally prohibited from asking leading questions during direct examination, Rule 611(c) permits leading question when necessary to “develop the witness’s testimony.”

Solve 9z2−18z+8≤0 A. (−∞,23]∪[43,∞) B. (23,43) C. [23,43] D. (−∞,∞)

A court will take judicial notice that the ordinary period of human gestation is 280 days.

A leading question is one that suggest to the witness the answer desired by the examiner. Rule 611(c) of the Federal Rules of Evidence generally prohibits the use of leading questions on direct examination. There are, however, some exceptions to that rule. Which of the following would be a permissible instance of using leading questions on direct examination?

Alex is on trial for burglary. The house he allegedly broke into had been for sale, and the prosecutor’s theory is that a week before the burglary, Alex had shown up at the house as a potential buyer in order to learn the lay of the house and where it was vulnerable to break-ins. The defendant admits he came to look at the house as a potential buyer but claims he was nowhere near the house when it was burgled. Alex has two prior convictions. One is for a felony burglary that occurred six years ago, in which he broke into a house that was for sale after he posed as a buyer and walked through the house three days before the crime. The other conviction is a misdemeanor for filing a false police report two years ago. The prosecutor has certificates of convictions for each of these crimes.   Can she admit these certificates of conviction against Alex?

Betsy is suing her doctor, arguing that the doctor did not exercise the required level of care when he operated on her knee.  Her husband testifies in her case, describing the difficulty that Betsy had moving around in the weeks after the surgery.  At one point during his testimony, he testifies that “two months after the doctor performed the operation, Betsy could still not walk up the stairs of our home.”   The doctor’s attorney cross-examines the husband and asks him whether it is true that two months after the operation, he had dinner with a friend and he said: “Betsy is really recovering well after her surgery.  She can go up and down the stairs at our house with no problem.”   Can the doctor’s attorney ask her this question?

Barry is on trial for possession of heroin with intent to sell.  The prosecutor proves that Barry was caught in possession of sixty small baggies of heroin.  The prosecutor asks the judge to take judicial notice of the fact that anyone with sixty bags of heroin intends to sell the heroin because that amount is far more than anyone would personally use.   Should the judge take judicial notice of this fact?

The court will accept without proof that June 6, 2016, was a Monday by reference to a calendar.

Which of the following statements regarding judicial notice is most accurate?

Sarah’s boyfriend George was killed in his own kitchen with a knife early one morning. He had a knife in his hand.  When the police responded to the call, they found Sarah in the kitchen crying, and the back door to the house was open. When the police asked Sarah what happened, she said nothing. The police continued their investigation over the next two weeks and came to the conclusion that Sarah’s grown son Andrew had killed George. The police arrested Andrew and charged him with murder. At trial, Andrew called his mother Sarah as a witness. She testified that she was the one who killed George and that she acted in self-defense. She testified that George had come home drunk and began arguing with her and then grabbed a knife and swung it at her chest and that she was able to grab her own knife and stab him in the chest. She also testified that she washed the knife she used and put it back in the drawer before the police arrived. She further testified that her son Andrew was never present that night. On cross-examination, the prosecutor asked Sarah if it was true that she said nothing when the police originally asked her what happened. Is this question permissible?