Title: Explain rules of evidence.
Course: Criminal Justice I (15051-I) > Section: Understanding the Rule of Law

Explanation should include

- definition of evidence, material evidence, chain of custody, and rules of evidence
- importance of maintaining the chain of custody from the point of seizure through trial
- the collection, tagging, preservation, and transportation of evidence
- reasons for excluding evidence at a trial
- the meaning of hearsay evidence and its admissibility in a trial
- Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972)
- Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the consequences of not correctly preserving and maintaining the chain of custody?
- What are standard procedures for collecting, tagging, preserving, and transporting evidence?
- What is the exclusionary rule?
- What is exculpatory evidence?
- What is the requirement for subject matter expert testimony and its admissibility as evidence?