Author Question: Which statement below is true regarding a crime scene finished sketch. A) The finished sketch is ... (Read 241 times)

burchfield96 · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Which statement below is true regarding a crime scene finished sketch.

A) The finished sketch is a completed sketch usually drawn to scale from information contained on the rough sketch.
B) The finished sketch must be drawn by someone who was at the scene.
C) If the finished sketch is not drawn to scale, measurements are not required to be added to the sketch.
D) A finished sketch MUST be drawn to scale.

Question 2

A police officer at a home invasion robbery is measuring the scene for a crime scene sketch. The officer carefully and accurately measures the main room and the body of the 70-year-old victim lying on the floor. The officer then estimates the position of a knife that is presumed to be the murder weapon and records that estimate carefully on the sketch. What is the likelihood of the admissibility of the crime scene sketch in court?

A) The sketch is likely to be admissible.
B) The sketch is likely to be admissible with a proper explanation for the process that was used to complete the sketch.
C) The sketch is likely to be admissible if the officer goes back to the crime scene, days later, and re-measures the approximate location of the knife at the original crime scene.
D) The sketch is likely to be inadmissible.