TLETA WEEK 1 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

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 considered 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 does Examination required before commitment mean? - 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