Study Guide 2 PLA 1003 Intro to Paralegal
Questions and Verified Answers
Timeline for probable cause hearing Correct Answer: FL 24 hrs
Fed 48 hrs
Timeline to enter plea Correct Answer: no more than 120 days from arrest to arraignment
arraignment Correct Answer: asking how the accused pleads
initial appearance Correct Answer: hearing before a judge to formally receive charges and bail (24/48 hrs
following arrest)
preliminary hearing Correct Answer: before a case is called the prosecutor seeks an information with a
judge to state case
indictment Correct Answer: case to be stated in front of grand jury
types of bail Correct Answer: cash bond, property bond, RoR
Amendment covering the right to a bail hearing Correct Answer: 8th (while the hearing is required, bail
is not guaranteed)
burden of proof (criminal) Correct Answer: beyond a reasonable doubt
burden of proof (civil) Correct Answer: preponderance of evidence
Pleas Correct Answer: guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere
nolo contendre (no contest) Correct Answer: a plea entered where the defendant chooses not to put up a
defense for the case, usually to avoid the record of guilt used in a future case
which amendment states a criminal conviction requires a unanimous jury verdict Correct Answer: 6th
amendment
case where the outcome is decided solely by the judge Correct Answer: bench trial
Questions and Verified Answers
Timeline for probable cause hearing Correct Answer: FL 24 hrs
Fed 48 hrs
Timeline to enter plea Correct Answer: no more than 120 days from arrest to arraignment
arraignment Correct Answer: asking how the accused pleads
initial appearance Correct Answer: hearing before a judge to formally receive charges and bail (24/48 hrs
following arrest)
preliminary hearing Correct Answer: before a case is called the prosecutor seeks an information with a
judge to state case
indictment Correct Answer: case to be stated in front of grand jury
types of bail Correct Answer: cash bond, property bond, RoR
Amendment covering the right to a bail hearing Correct Answer: 8th (while the hearing is required, bail
is not guaranteed)
burden of proof (criminal) Correct Answer: beyond a reasonable doubt
burden of proof (civil) Correct Answer: preponderance of evidence
Pleas Correct Answer: guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere
nolo contendre (no contest) Correct Answer: a plea entered where the defendant chooses not to put up a
defense for the case, usually to avoid the record of guilt used in a future case
which amendment states a criminal conviction requires a unanimous jury verdict Correct Answer: 6th
amendment
case where the outcome is decided solely by the judge Correct Answer: bench trial
