MCJA PHASE 1 EXAM VERSION 1 2026/2027
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST
|BRAND NEW VERSION|JUST RELEASED!!
The ____________ requirement for search warrants requires that the place to be searched and
things to be seized be articulated in detail.
Evidence
Probable cause
Staleness
Particularity
Particularity
When executing a search warrant, a law enforcement officer will do all of the following, EXCEPT:
Execute the warrant in the daytime.
Gain entry through a "knock and announce."
Execute the warrant within 10 days.
Bring representatives of the media along.
Bring representatives of the media along.
After executing a search warrant, the law enforcement officer must do which of the following?
(Select all that apply.)
Leave a copy of the warrant at the premises
Immediately notify the issuing authority by the quickest means
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,Leave a copy of a receipt at the premises for property taken
Deliver the original warrant and inventory of items to the court designated on the warrant
Leave a copy of the warrant at the premises
Leave a copy of a receipt at the premises for property taken
Deliver the original warrant and inventory of items to the court designated on the warrant
Exceptions to the search warrant requirement include which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
Search incident to arrest
Hot pursuit
Articulable Suspicion
Exigent circumstances
Search incident to arrest
Hot pursuit
Exigent circumstances
__________ is something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter.
The incident report
Hearsay
Evidence
An opinion
Evidence
Types of evidence that may generally be introduced in court include: (Select all that apply.)
Real/physical evidence and testimonial evidence.
Demonstrative evidence and documentary evidence.
Exculpatory evidence and hearsay.
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,Real/physical evidence and testimonial evidence.
Demonstrative evidence and documentary evidence.
For evidence to be admissible in court, it must meet all of the following legal requirements,
EXCEPT:
Evidence must be relevant.
Evidence must be corroborated.
Evidence must be material and competent.
Evidence must be lawfully obtained.
Evidence must be corroborated.
The Maine Rules of Evidence impose many legal restrictions on evidence, such as opinion
evidence being generally inadmissible. All of the following are legal restrictions on evidence,
EXCEPT:
Witnesses must be competent and hearsay is inadmissible.
Exculpatory evidence is inadmissible.
Evidentiary privileges apply to certain relationships.
Evidence must not create undue prejudice against the defendant.
Exculpatory evidence is inadmissible.
______________________ is evidence that stands on its own to prove an alleged fact, such as
the testimony of a witness who says she saw a defendant pointing a gun at a victim during a
robbery. It is considered direct proof of a fact, such as testimony by a witness about what that
witness personally saw, heard or did.
Exculpatory evidence
Direct evidence
Inculpatory evidence
Inadmissible evidence
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, Direct evidence
When Officer Smith arrested Joe Jones, a search incident to arrest resulted in locating 4 grams
of cocaine in Jones' back pocket. This evidence is called _______________ evidence and will be
used to prosecute Jones.
Relevant
Irrelevant
Exculpatory
Circumstantial
Relevant
John Smack is charged with the murder of a neighbor. The prosecution is interviewing a number
of potential witnesses. Which of the following people may not be required to testify about
conversations that took place with Smack? (Select all that apply.)
His attorney
His wife
His psychologist
His attorney
His wife
His psychologist
While testifying in court about an assault, Mary Mane states, "Well, the other day Janie told me
that Bob told her he was going to beat her senseless someday." The defense attorney will object
to this statement as it is ________________.
Damaging to the defense
Damaging to the prosecution
Hearsay evidence
Obviously a lie
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WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST
|BRAND NEW VERSION|JUST RELEASED!!
The ____________ requirement for search warrants requires that the place to be searched and
things to be seized be articulated in detail.
Evidence
Probable cause
Staleness
Particularity
Particularity
When executing a search warrant, a law enforcement officer will do all of the following, EXCEPT:
Execute the warrant in the daytime.
Gain entry through a "knock and announce."
Execute the warrant within 10 days.
Bring representatives of the media along.
Bring representatives of the media along.
After executing a search warrant, the law enforcement officer must do which of the following?
(Select all that apply.)
Leave a copy of the warrant at the premises
Immediately notify the issuing authority by the quickest means
1|Page
,Leave a copy of a receipt at the premises for property taken
Deliver the original warrant and inventory of items to the court designated on the warrant
Leave a copy of the warrant at the premises
Leave a copy of a receipt at the premises for property taken
Deliver the original warrant and inventory of items to the court designated on the warrant
Exceptions to the search warrant requirement include which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
Search incident to arrest
Hot pursuit
Articulable Suspicion
Exigent circumstances
Search incident to arrest
Hot pursuit
Exigent circumstances
__________ is something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter.
The incident report
Hearsay
Evidence
An opinion
Evidence
Types of evidence that may generally be introduced in court include: (Select all that apply.)
Real/physical evidence and testimonial evidence.
Demonstrative evidence and documentary evidence.
Exculpatory evidence and hearsay.
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,Real/physical evidence and testimonial evidence.
Demonstrative evidence and documentary evidence.
For evidence to be admissible in court, it must meet all of the following legal requirements,
EXCEPT:
Evidence must be relevant.
Evidence must be corroborated.
Evidence must be material and competent.
Evidence must be lawfully obtained.
Evidence must be corroborated.
The Maine Rules of Evidence impose many legal restrictions on evidence, such as opinion
evidence being generally inadmissible. All of the following are legal restrictions on evidence,
EXCEPT:
Witnesses must be competent and hearsay is inadmissible.
Exculpatory evidence is inadmissible.
Evidentiary privileges apply to certain relationships.
Evidence must not create undue prejudice against the defendant.
Exculpatory evidence is inadmissible.
______________________ is evidence that stands on its own to prove an alleged fact, such as
the testimony of a witness who says she saw a defendant pointing a gun at a victim during a
robbery. It is considered direct proof of a fact, such as testimony by a witness about what that
witness personally saw, heard or did.
Exculpatory evidence
Direct evidence
Inculpatory evidence
Inadmissible evidence
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, Direct evidence
When Officer Smith arrested Joe Jones, a search incident to arrest resulted in locating 4 grams
of cocaine in Jones' back pocket. This evidence is called _______________ evidence and will be
used to prosecute Jones.
Relevant
Irrelevant
Exculpatory
Circumstantial
Relevant
John Smack is charged with the murder of a neighbor. The prosecution is interviewing a number
of potential witnesses. Which of the following people may not be required to testify about
conversations that took place with Smack? (Select all that apply.)
His attorney
His wife
His psychologist
His attorney
His wife
His psychologist
While testifying in court about an assault, Mary Mane states, "Well, the other day Janie told me
that Bob told her he was going to beat her senseless someday." The defense attorney will object
to this statement as it is ________________.
Damaging to the defense
Damaging to the prosecution
Hearsay evidence
Obviously a lie
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