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Directions: Provide short essay answers and cite your work using APA style, case law, and the applicable federal rules of evidence or constitutional amendment(s) applicable to support your answer.

1. What are the four general categories of physical evidence?

2. Briefly explain the process of marking an item of evidence for identification purposes.

3. Generally speaking, what are the reasons for excluding a gruesome photo from coming into evidence at trial?

4. What is the typical chain of custody from first observance to introduction at trial?

5. List five objections that may be used by a defense attorney in order to prevent an item from being admitted as evidence.

6. What are the first three things an officer would normally do upon arriving at a crime scene?

7. What are the circumstances in which video and audio evidence may be used in court?

8. List 10 different uses of photographic and recorded evidence.

9. What is the first rule of admissibility of photographic and recorded evidence?

10. What is the second rule of admissibility of photographic and recorded evidence?

11. Identify those witnesses who can authenticate a photograph or recording.

12. When is a photograph or videotape likely to be admitted into evidence, even though it depicts a gruesome scene or a nude person?

13. What are the three methods of authentication of photographs and recordings other than by an attesting witness?