Exam 10: The Criminal Trial

The United States Supreme Court does not require a trial by jury for defendants charged with misdemeanor crimes.

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the defendant the right to an jury.

When a witness takes the stand to offer testimony during a criminal trial,both the defense and the prosecutor have opportunities to question them.

Which of the following is NOT grounds for an appeal?

A in a state court is known as a "motion for judgment as a matter of law" in the federal courts.

Both the prosecution and the defense have the opportunity to question prospective jurors in a proceeding known as

Witnesses who have been granted cannot refuse to answer questions on the basis of self-incrimination.

Which of the following is true regarding peremptory challenges?

The is a law limiting the amount of time prosecutors have to bring criminal charges against a suspect after the crime has occurred.

A dying declaration would usually qualify as an exception to the hearsay rule.

Double jeopardy would only apply in which case(s)?

What type of evidence was lacking in the Peterson trial?

The Constitutional protection against self-incrimination is embodied in the Amendment.

The coroner's report is an example of what type of evidence?

List the requirements normally imposed on potential jurors.

The Fifth Amendment includes

The questioning of opposing witnesses during trial is examination.

What crime is exempt from the statute of limitations?

What is not a next step for both prosecutors in Maine and San Francisco?

Explain what "taking the Fifth" really means