CHE 113 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Main advantage and difference of the Daubert Standard over the
Frye Standard is that:
Answer: Daubert allows new types of scientific evidence to be used
in court faster.
◉ What is the best definition of forensic science?
Answer: The use of scientific methods to help answer legal
problems.
◉ The Principle of Individuality means that:
Answer: Two objects may be indistinguishable but they are never
identical.
◉ Evidence that can be associated with a particular source with an
extremely high degree of probability is said to possess:
Answer: Individual characteristcs
◉ In the case of Mincy v Arizona, with respect to the collection of
evidence, the main importance was:
,Answer: Sets limits on the collection of evidence as to the reasonable
extent and duration of an emergency.
◉ Matching key features found in an unknown sample with
candidates from a very large pool of known possibilities is
commonly referred to as:
Answer: one-to-many matching
◉ Once evidence is collected at a crime scene, its handling, storage,
and examination must be carefully documented- specifically where it
has been and that it has been handled in a secure fashion. The
document that certifies that a piece of evidence has been handled
properly from discovery to analysis to allow admission into court is
referred to as:
Answer: chain of custody form
◉ The police are not required to obtain a search warrant if they are:
Answer: In the process of a legal arrest
◉ Under what circumstances can illegally obtained evidence
generally be used in court?
Answer: During post-trial sentencing
◉ Which is an example of identification analysis?
, Answer: Spectrophotometric determination that a sample is cocaine.
◉ Which of the following statements are true about forensic
evidence?
Answer: I. Evidence provides information that can and should
influence the beliefs of an observer about a specific legal question.
II. Evidence must be relevant to the question at hand.
IV. Experts must employ the same level of intellectual rigor as
experts in the relevant field.
◉ Which of the following statements best describes "Fruit of the
Poisonous Tree Doctrine":
Answer: Any evidence found through an illegal search also cannot be
used to find other evidence.
◉ In order to collect evidence, the police place a wiretap in a public
telephone booth (an enclosed small room with a door but with glass
on all sides making it soundproof but visible from the street)
frequently used by an individual who is suspected of illegal
gambling. is this legal?
Answer: No, since there was a reasonable expectation of privacy.
◉ Scientific explanations do not change. T/F
Answer: False
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Main advantage and difference of the Daubert Standard over the
Frye Standard is that:
Answer: Daubert allows new types of scientific evidence to be used
in court faster.
◉ What is the best definition of forensic science?
Answer: The use of scientific methods to help answer legal
problems.
◉ The Principle of Individuality means that:
Answer: Two objects may be indistinguishable but they are never
identical.
◉ Evidence that can be associated with a particular source with an
extremely high degree of probability is said to possess:
Answer: Individual characteristcs
◉ In the case of Mincy v Arizona, with respect to the collection of
evidence, the main importance was:
,Answer: Sets limits on the collection of evidence as to the reasonable
extent and duration of an emergency.
◉ Matching key features found in an unknown sample with
candidates from a very large pool of known possibilities is
commonly referred to as:
Answer: one-to-many matching
◉ Once evidence is collected at a crime scene, its handling, storage,
and examination must be carefully documented- specifically where it
has been and that it has been handled in a secure fashion. The
document that certifies that a piece of evidence has been handled
properly from discovery to analysis to allow admission into court is
referred to as:
Answer: chain of custody form
◉ The police are not required to obtain a search warrant if they are:
Answer: In the process of a legal arrest
◉ Under what circumstances can illegally obtained evidence
generally be used in court?
Answer: During post-trial sentencing
◉ Which is an example of identification analysis?
, Answer: Spectrophotometric determination that a sample is cocaine.
◉ Which of the following statements are true about forensic
evidence?
Answer: I. Evidence provides information that can and should
influence the beliefs of an observer about a specific legal question.
II. Evidence must be relevant to the question at hand.
IV. Experts must employ the same level of intellectual rigor as
experts in the relevant field.
◉ Which of the following statements best describes "Fruit of the
Poisonous Tree Doctrine":
Answer: Any evidence found through an illegal search also cannot be
used to find other evidence.
◉ In order to collect evidence, the police place a wiretap in a public
telephone booth (an enclosed small room with a door but with glass
on all sides making it soundproof but visible from the street)
frequently used by an individual who is suspected of illegal
gambling. is this legal?
Answer: No, since there was a reasonable expectation of privacy.
◉ Scientific explanations do not change. T/F
Answer: False
