TLETA Week 1 Questions And 100% Correct
Answers 2024-2025
Ethics - ANSWER Caught not taught
What does Modern day policing come from? - ANSWER English Law
What is the Court Structure? - ANSWER Supreme Court, Court of criminal appeals,
appeals court, Circuit court or Criminal court, municipal and general sessions
What is the Legal Hierarchy? - ANSWER Federal Laws, State laws, Local laws
What are the steps to State court? - ANSWER Arrest, general sessions, grand jury, trial,
appeal
3 Checks of Probable cause/Arrest - ANSWER Initial appearance/preliminary hearing,
general sessions, grand jury
Levels of Proof - ANSWER Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, P/C, beyond a
reasonable doubt
What is a magistrate? - ANSWER An officer having power to issue a warrant for the
arrest of a person charged with a public offense
Who are included as magistrates? - ANSWER Judicial commissioners, judges of circuit
& Criminal courts, Supreme Court, general sessions judges, city judges or juvenile
judges
,what is mittimus? - ANSWER Order in writing
What is the meaning of Examination required before commitment? - ANSWER No one
person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being examined
by a magistrate
Affidavit - ANSWER Written statement signed and sworn to before an official (after
arrest)
Warrant - ANSWER Written order commanding that a person be arrested, must be
signed by magistrate (before arrest)
8th Amendment - ANSWER No cruel or unusual punishment. All prisoners shall be
bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses
Who endorses bail amount? - ANSWER Magistrate
How many people are on a grand jury? - ANSWER 13 people. 12 jurors, 1 foreperson
appointed by judge
Who discharges bail - ANSWER Sheriff
preliminary hearing - ANSWER Not a constitutional right; is a probable cause screening
What does a grand jury do? - ANSWER Inquire into law violations; Determine existence
of Probable Cause
Indictment - ANSWER An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the
county, charging a person
, Indictable offenses - ANSWER ALL felonies and misdemeanors
True Bill - ANSWER grand jury approves indictment
Capias - ANSWER Written Document from grand jury authorizing arrest
Arraignment - ANSWER Where defendant first appears before court with jurisdiction to
try case
Class A Felony - ANSWER 15- 60 Years; $50,000
Class B Felony - ANSWER 8-30 years; $25,000
Class C Felony - ANSWER 3-15 years; $10,000
Class D Felony - ANSWER 2- 12 years; $5,000
Class E felony - ANSWER 1-6 years; $3,000
Class A misdemeanor - ANSWER 11 months, 29 days, $2,500
Class B Misdemeanor - ANSWER 6 months, $500
Class C Misdemeanor - ANSWER 30 days, $50
2nd Amendment - ANSWER Right to bear arms
Answers 2024-2025
Ethics - ANSWER Caught not taught
What does Modern day policing come from? - ANSWER English Law
What is the Court Structure? - ANSWER Supreme Court, Court of criminal appeals,
appeals court, Circuit court or Criminal court, municipal and general sessions
What is the Legal Hierarchy? - ANSWER Federal Laws, State laws, Local laws
What are the steps to State court? - ANSWER Arrest, general sessions, grand jury, trial,
appeal
3 Checks of Probable cause/Arrest - ANSWER Initial appearance/preliminary hearing,
general sessions, grand jury
Levels of Proof - ANSWER Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, P/C, beyond a
reasonable doubt
What is a magistrate? - ANSWER An officer having power to issue a warrant for the
arrest of a person charged with a public offense
Who are included as magistrates? - ANSWER Judicial commissioners, judges of circuit
& Criminal courts, Supreme Court, general sessions judges, city judges or juvenile
judges
,what is mittimus? - ANSWER Order in writing
What is the meaning of Examination required before commitment? - ANSWER No one
person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being examined
by a magistrate
Affidavit - ANSWER Written statement signed and sworn to before an official (after
arrest)
Warrant - ANSWER Written order commanding that a person be arrested, must be
signed by magistrate (before arrest)
8th Amendment - ANSWER No cruel or unusual punishment. All prisoners shall be
bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses
Who endorses bail amount? - ANSWER Magistrate
How many people are on a grand jury? - ANSWER 13 people. 12 jurors, 1 foreperson
appointed by judge
Who discharges bail - ANSWER Sheriff
preliminary hearing - ANSWER Not a constitutional right; is a probable cause screening
What does a grand jury do? - ANSWER Inquire into law violations; Determine existence
of Probable Cause
Indictment - ANSWER An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the
county, charging a person
, Indictable offenses - ANSWER ALL felonies and misdemeanors
True Bill - ANSWER grand jury approves indictment
Capias - ANSWER Written Document from grand jury authorizing arrest
Arraignment - ANSWER Where defendant first appears before court with jurisdiction to
try case
Class A Felony - ANSWER 15- 60 Years; $50,000
Class B Felony - ANSWER 8-30 years; $25,000
Class C Felony - ANSWER 3-15 years; $10,000
Class D Felony - ANSWER 2- 12 years; $5,000
Class E felony - ANSWER 1-6 years; $3,000
Class A misdemeanor - ANSWER 11 months, 29 days, $2,500
Class B Misdemeanor - ANSWER 6 months, $500
Class C Misdemeanor - ANSWER 30 days, $50
2nd Amendment - ANSWER Right to bear arms
