If the law required that there must be overwhelming evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt in order to convict a person of a crime,in signal detection terminology,jurors would be making many:
A)hits.
B)misses.
C)false alarms.
D)misses and false alarms.

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If the law required overwhelming evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt, it would be very difficult to obtain a conviction. Jurors would likely err on the side of caution and be more likely to acquit a defendant, resulting in many misses (a failure to convict someone who is guilty).

If the Law Required That There Must Be Overwhelming Evidence