STATE EXAM BLET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The following Latin phrase "Habeas Corpus" translated means - Answer-Have the Body
T or F. Miranda rights are effectively waived by a voluntary, intelligent, and consent
waiver - Answer-False
A Criminal Summons is valid for a period of _______ days - Answer-90
A statement that establishes guilt is - Answer-Inculpatory
T or F. North Carolina authorizes officers to arrest persons without a warrant for
violations of North Carolina General Statute 14-33(a) - Answer-True
_____________________ Due process guarantees that the government will not take a
person's life, liberty, or property interest without notice and a meaningful opportunity to
be heard - Answer-Procedural
______ minutes has been used as a general rule to govern the length of an
investigative stop - Answer-20
Identify three types of non-testimonial evidence that may be collected from a non-
testimonial identification order - Answer-fingernail scrapings, photographs, handwriting
exemplars
T or F. Whether a criminal defendant is in or out of custody, he/she maintains a sixth
amendment right to counsel on the charges for which he/she has been indicted for -
Answer-true
A non-testimonial identification order must be served at least ____ hours before the
time designated for the non-testimonial identification procedure to be conducted -
Answer-72
T or F. Sheriff's Deputies may arrest a person anywhere in the state for a Class A 1A
misdemeanor committed in their county - Answer-false
T or F. Officers may enter a home without a warrant or consent if entry is required
because of an exigent circumstance or to save life, prevent injury, or to protect property
- Answer-true
An order for arrest is valid for a period of ______ days - Answer-180
ANSWERS
The following Latin phrase "Habeas Corpus" translated means - Answer-Have the Body
T or F. Miranda rights are effectively waived by a voluntary, intelligent, and consent
waiver - Answer-False
A Criminal Summons is valid for a period of _______ days - Answer-90
A statement that establishes guilt is - Answer-Inculpatory
T or F. North Carolina authorizes officers to arrest persons without a warrant for
violations of North Carolina General Statute 14-33(a) - Answer-True
_____________________ Due process guarantees that the government will not take a
person's life, liberty, or property interest without notice and a meaningful opportunity to
be heard - Answer-Procedural
______ minutes has been used as a general rule to govern the length of an
investigative stop - Answer-20
Identify three types of non-testimonial evidence that may be collected from a non-
testimonial identification order - Answer-fingernail scrapings, photographs, handwriting
exemplars
T or F. Whether a criminal defendant is in or out of custody, he/she maintains a sixth
amendment right to counsel on the charges for which he/she has been indicted for -
Answer-true
A non-testimonial identification order must be served at least ____ hours before the
time designated for the non-testimonial identification procedure to be conducted -
Answer-72
T or F. Sheriff's Deputies may arrest a person anywhere in the state for a Class A 1A
misdemeanor committed in their county - Answer-false
T or F. Officers may enter a home without a warrant or consent if entry is required
because of an exigent circumstance or to save life, prevent injury, or to protect property
- Answer-true
An order for arrest is valid for a period of ______ days - Answer-180
