[Climate Change] Let’s look at the CO2 record from a bit further back in time to provide more context. We can see that there are natural cycles in CO2 on a ~100,000 year cycle. These coincide with the glacial/interglacial cycle. On the image, select the parts of the historical record where you would expect glaciations to occur.

[Planetary Geology] Matter within the Universe exists primarily in solid, liquid, or gas states. These states have different characteristics. Drag each characteristic to the picture of the phase that it best describes.

​The rules of evidence are important not only to safeguard the rights of accused persons in a fair trial but also to ensure _____.

The dying declarations exception to the hearsay rule has been justified on the basis of public necessity. statements against penal interest.​

A defendant is found in possession of a very large quantity of illegal drugs. It is permissible to draw the inference that the possession was _____.​

Case 8.2 Mayberry Police receive a 911 call in which an argument, with a woman screaming, can be heard in the background. What sounds like a violent struggle with breaking glass and a male voice screaming “no more cheating for you bitch” can be heard as the 911 dispatcher tries to get a response. The dispatcher relays this information to the patrol units dispatched to 123 Main Street. When police arrive on scene they find the door is locked but can see a female victim lying on the floor amidst broken furniture. Police force entry and find the victim lifeless. They also find a trail of blood leading to the back door. According to neighbors, the victim, Shannon Mathews, was recently separated from her husband and had only moved in a few months prior. The next door neighbor, Mary Hart, reports that she had witnessed a few heated arguments between the victim and her estranged husband in the driveway over the past few months. In fact after the last incident a week prior, the victim had asked Mrs. Hart to call the police if she saw her estranged husband at the house as she was in fear of him. A check of police dispatch records revealed two prior 911 calls from Mrs. Mathews about threats from Matt Mathews. Also in the system was an active domestic violence order of protection for the victim, baring contact from Matt Mathews. Matt Mathews is pulled over for speeding and is arrested for DWI by police in the adjacent town of Mount Pilot five minutes after the call to 123 Main. Mr. Mathews has fresh injuries including  scratches on his face and is highly agitated. While the officers are trying to conduct field sobriety tests, Matthews repeatedly mumbles “the bitch deserved it.” The motor vehicle stop and arrest are recorded on the police dash camera. Due to the active restraining order in the police data base, the accused’s fresh injuries and his statements, Mount Pilot Police contact Mayberry Police to conduct a welfare check on Mrs. Mathews. They are advised of the active murder investigation and asked to hold Mr. Mathews. ​ The medical examiner conducts an autopsy as well as forensic testing that reveals DNA evidence and blood other the victim’s on her clothing. During the investigation police find multiple threatening phone messages and texts from Matt Mathews on Mrs. Mathews’ cell phone. Police subpoena Mr. Mathews’ phone records as well. Mr. Mathews is ultimately charged with the murder of his estranged wife Shannon.The defense also attempts to block the testimony of Mount Pilot police regarding Mr. Mathews utterances during the recorded field sobriety test. Is this testimony hearsay?

​McCormick on Evidence states that _____ “is the slipperiest member of the family of legal terms” because it is used in so many different ways.

​The burden of proof is actually two burdens: the burden of _____ and the burden of _____.

Case 8.3 Police investigate a reported sexual assault of a ten year old female. Police were alerted by a school nurse who noticed bruises on her thighs after the child came to her office complaining of lower abdominal pain. The child was interviewed by a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) who asked questions about the assault not to gather evidence but to help the nurse examine and treat the child appropriately.  The nurse also performed a rape kit and collected samples for DNA analysis. The child identified a neighborhood handyman as the perpetrator. The accused, Chester Mayhem, had recently worked on the victim’s home where he befriended the victim. Mayhem reportedly had sexually assaulted the child on four separate occasions. The child was reluctant to report the assaults as Mayhem threatened to kill her family if she said anything.        The subsequent investigation matched Mayhem’s DNA to three other unsolved sexual assault cases. Mayhems is arrested and charged with multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault.​At trail the defense attempts to block the nurse’s testimony regarding the child’s description of the sexual assault as hearsay. Is this it hearsay?​

​The Confrontation Clause is found in the Fifth Amendment.