Exam 10: Pretrial Activities and the Criminal Trial

The practice wherein defendants charged with very serious crimes,or those who are thought likely to escape or to injure others,are usually held in jail until trial is called______________. detention.

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Question 1

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Pretrial

____________ evidence requires interpretation or that requires a judge or jury to reach a conclusion based on what the evidence indicates.

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Question 2

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Circumstantial

Which of the following types of pleas is most similar to a guilty plea?

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Question 3

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Release on recognizance is the pretrial release of a defendant who posts a minimum of 10% of the cash necessary for release on bond.

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Question 4

McNabb v.U.S.formally established that a defendant being held in custody has a right to appear in court before a magistrate:

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Question 5

The motion for a bill of particulars asks the court to order the prosecutor to provide detailed information about the witnesses the defendant will be facing in court.

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Question 6

Which is the decision of the jury in a jury trial or of a judicial officer in a nonjury trial and decides the guilt or innocence of a defendant?

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Question 7

Which of the following refers to oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the witness stand during a criminal trial?

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Question 8

A defendant is usually present during a grand jury inquiry and the defense counsel cross-examines witnesses.

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Question 9

List and define four of the different stages of a criminal trial.Explain the importance of each step and list them in the order that they occur.

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Question 10

The release by executive decision of a prisoner from a federal or state correctional facility who has not served his or her full sentence and whose freedom is contingent on obeying specified rules of behavior is called a:

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Question 11

Perjury is the intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witness in a judicial proceeding on a matter relevant to the case at hand.

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Question 12

The reasonable doubt standard is the standard of proof necessary for conviction in most,but all,criminal trials.

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Question 13

There are at least 7 different types of bail options open to the defendant.List and define three of those options and give an example when each can be used.

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Question 14

Dying declarations and spontaneous statements are considered exceptions to the hearsay rule.

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Question 15

Challenge to the Array is tool used by judges to bar real evidence from the criminal trial.

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Question 16

The two-sided structure under which American criminal trial courts operate is also known as:

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Question 17

Match the courtroom event with the matching term.

Evidence that consists of physical material or traces of physical activity

Motion for discovery

Oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the witness stand during a criminal trial

Motion to suppress evidence

A motion that is filed by the defense and asks the court to allow the defendant’s lawyers to view the evidence that the prosecution intends to present at trial

Evidence

Correct Answer:

Verified

Evidence that consists of physical material or traces of physical activity

Oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the witness stand during a criminal trial

A motion that is filed by the defense and asks the court to allow the defendant’s lawyers to view the evidence that the prosecution intends to present at trial

Anything useful to a judge or jury in deciding the facts of a case. This may take the form of witness testimony, written documents, videotapes, magnetic media, photographs, physical objects, and so on.

Violations of speedy trial legislation

The intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witness in a judicial proceeding on a matter relevant to the case at hand

The defense learns, in the preliminary hearing or through pretrial discovery, of material that it believes to have been unlawfully acquired

Evidence that, if believed, directly proves a fact. Eyewitness testimony and videotaped documentation account for the majority of all direct evidence heard in the criminal courtroom.

Evidence that requires interpretation or that requires a judge or jury to reach a conclusion based on what the evidence indicates. From the proximity of the defendant to a smoking gun, for example, the jury might conclude that he or she pulled the trigger.

This motion seeks a delay in the start of the trial

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Question 18

Built-in video playback facilities for out-of-court testimony is an example of ways of improving the adjudication process.

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Question 19

Release on recognizance is defined as:

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The practice wherein defendants charged with very serious crimes,or those who are thought likely to escape or to injure others,are usually held in jail until trial is called______________. detention.

____________ evidence requires interpretation or that requires a judge or jury to reach a conclusion based on what the evidence indicates.

Which of the following types of pleas is most similar to a guilty plea?

Release on recognizance is the pretrial release of a defendant who posts a minimum of 10% of the cash necessary for release on bond.

McNabb v.U.S.formally established that a defendant being held in custody has a right to appear in court before a magistrate:

The motion for a bill of particulars asks the court to order the prosecutor to provide detailed information about the witnesses the defendant will be facing in court.

Which is the decision of the jury in a jury trial or of a judicial officer in a nonjury trial and decides the guilt or innocence of a defendant?

Which of the following refers to oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the witness stand during a criminal trial?

A defendant is usually present during a grand jury inquiry and the defense counsel cross-examines witnesses.

List and define four of the different stages of a criminal trial.Explain the importance of each step and list them in the order that they occur.

The release by executive decision of a prisoner from a federal or state correctional facility who has not served his or her full sentence and whose freedom is contingent on obeying specified rules of behavior is called a:

Perjury is the intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witness in a judicial proceeding on a matter relevant to the case at hand.

The reasonable doubt standard is the standard of proof necessary for conviction in most,but all,criminal trials.

There are at least 7 different types of bail options open to the defendant.List and define three of those options and give an example when each can be used.

Dying declarations and spontaneous statements are considered exceptions to the hearsay rule.

Challenge to the Array is tool used by judges to bar real evidence from the criminal trial.

The two-sided structure under which American criminal trial courts operate is also known as:

Built-in video playback facilities for out-of-court testimony is an example of ways of improving the adjudication process.

Release on recognizance is defined as:

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