LFTI EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is the 1st amendment?
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
What is the 4th amendment?
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 5th amendment?
The right to remain silent, due process, right to not self incriminate.
What is the 6th amendment?
Right to a speedy and public trial.
What is the 8th amendment?
No cruel or unusual punishment
What is the 10th amendment?
States rights
What crimes have no time limitations?
murder, 1st degree rape, forcible rape, attempted rape in the 1st degree, sodomy 1st, attempted
forcible sodomy, any class A felony
What is a crime?
Criminal charges/case
What is a Tort?
Civil Case
Criminal case evidence must be:
Beyond reasonable doubt
,Civil case is brought by the:
preponderance of evidence
What is the exclusionary rule?
All Evidence Which Is Obtained By You Illegally Is Inadmissible
What does a judge issue and set?
Warrant / Bail
What are the 10 steps to the criminal process?
1. Detention (arrest)
2. Investigation
3. Booking
4. Arrest Warrant Application
5. Charging Suspect
6. Issuance of Arrest Warrant
7. Arraignment
8. Preliminary/Grand Jury Hearing
9. Discovery
10. Trial
For detention you need:
Reasonable suspicion
For arrest you need:
Probable cause
What is reasonable suspcison?
Facts leading a reasonable officer/person to suspect a crime has been committed and it was
committed by the person in question.
What is probable cause?
, If you have probably cause you are how sure?
51%
Any infraction must be filed within:
6 months
What is considered a prior offender?
one who has been found guilty of one felony
What is considered a persistent offender?
one who has been found guilty or two or more felonies committed at different times
Is booking a administrative procedure?
Yes
What is a bill of indictment?
1. Written by the prosecutor
2. States the facts of the case and the charges that will be pressed if grand jury agrees that PC
exists.
3.If the grand jury agrees that PC exists then they find the indictment to be a true bill.
What did the Terry v Ohio case cover?
Search incident to arrest and ability to search if reasonable belief the suspect is armed and
dangerous regardless of probable cause to arrest.
What is a frisk?
Limited search of the outer clothing for the purpose of finding weapons.
What is 'Fresh pursuit?'
A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses
jurisdictional lines.
When does fresh pursuit stop?
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is the 1st amendment?
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
What is the 4th amendment?
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 5th amendment?
The right to remain silent, due process, right to not self incriminate.
What is the 6th amendment?
Right to a speedy and public trial.
What is the 8th amendment?
No cruel or unusual punishment
What is the 10th amendment?
States rights
What crimes have no time limitations?
murder, 1st degree rape, forcible rape, attempted rape in the 1st degree, sodomy 1st, attempted
forcible sodomy, any class A felony
What is a crime?
Criminal charges/case
What is a Tort?
Civil Case
Criminal case evidence must be:
Beyond reasonable doubt
,Civil case is brought by the:
preponderance of evidence
What is the exclusionary rule?
All Evidence Which Is Obtained By You Illegally Is Inadmissible
What does a judge issue and set?
Warrant / Bail
What are the 10 steps to the criminal process?
1. Detention (arrest)
2. Investigation
3. Booking
4. Arrest Warrant Application
5. Charging Suspect
6. Issuance of Arrest Warrant
7. Arraignment
8. Preliminary/Grand Jury Hearing
9. Discovery
10. Trial
For detention you need:
Reasonable suspicion
For arrest you need:
Probable cause
What is reasonable suspcison?
Facts leading a reasonable officer/person to suspect a crime has been committed and it was
committed by the person in question.
What is probable cause?
, If you have probably cause you are how sure?
51%
Any infraction must be filed within:
6 months
What is considered a prior offender?
one who has been found guilty of one felony
What is considered a persistent offender?
one who has been found guilty or two or more felonies committed at different times
Is booking a administrative procedure?
Yes
What is a bill of indictment?
1. Written by the prosecutor
2. States the facts of the case and the charges that will be pressed if grand jury agrees that PC
exists.
3.If the grand jury agrees that PC exists then they find the indictment to be a true bill.
What did the Terry v Ohio case cover?
Search incident to arrest and ability to search if reasonable belief the suspect is armed and
dangerous regardless of probable cause to arrest.
What is a frisk?
Limited search of the outer clothing for the purpose of finding weapons.
What is 'Fresh pursuit?'
A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses
jurisdictional lines.
When does fresh pursuit stop?
