CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ALL EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100%
A capital offense is - ANSWER A crime for which the
perpetrator may be sentenced to death
Which Amendment to the United States Constitution
states that citizens may not be denied life, liberty or
property without due process of law? - ANSWER
Fourteenth Amendment
In Brown v. Mississippi, the U.S. Supreme Court
overturned the defendant's murder convictions. Why? -
ANSWER By torturing the defendants, coercing a
confession and rushing the case to trial, due process was
denied.
Which of the following would not be considered a
violation of due process of law? - ANSWER Denial of the
protection from double jeopardy
, How were the individual rights described in the Bill of
Rights applied to state criminal proceedings? - ANSWER
They were incorporated via the due process clause of the
14th amendment.
In Rochin v. California, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
evidence which was obtained illegally can never be used
in a state criminal case. - ANSWER false
A federal ____________________ is an action by the
President of the United States that reduces the
punishment for a convicted criminal without eradicating
the conviction. - ANSWER Commutation
The United States Supreme Court examines witnesses
and evidence during oral arguments. - ANSWER false
If an appellate court determines that a defendant was
denied due process of law, the case against them must
be dismissed. - ANSWER false
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100%
A capital offense is - ANSWER A crime for which the
perpetrator may be sentenced to death
Which Amendment to the United States Constitution
states that citizens may not be denied life, liberty or
property without due process of law? - ANSWER
Fourteenth Amendment
In Brown v. Mississippi, the U.S. Supreme Court
overturned the defendant's murder convictions. Why? -
ANSWER By torturing the defendants, coercing a
confession and rushing the case to trial, due process was
denied.
Which of the following would not be considered a
violation of due process of law? - ANSWER Denial of the
protection from double jeopardy
, How were the individual rights described in the Bill of
Rights applied to state criminal proceedings? - ANSWER
They were incorporated via the due process clause of the
14th amendment.
In Rochin v. California, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
evidence which was obtained illegally can never be used
in a state criminal case. - ANSWER false
A federal ____________________ is an action by the
President of the United States that reduces the
punishment for a convicted criminal without eradicating
the conviction. - ANSWER Commutation
The United States Supreme Court examines witnesses
and evidence during oral arguments. - ANSWER false
If an appellate court determines that a defendant was
denied due process of law, the case against them must
be dismissed. - ANSWER false
