Boys State Bar Exam Practice- CA/2026 Exam
Questions & Answers Test QUESTIONS AND
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Who can file and prosecute County District Attorney or State Attorney
criminal charges against persons General
believed to have committed a
crime?
Defendant (in criminal case) A person charged with a criminal offense
In whose name are cases filed Cases are filed in the name of PEOPLE OF THE
against a person charged with a STATE OF CALIFORNIA against the person
criminal offense? charged with a crime
What are the US and CA The right :
Constitutional guarantees to one 1. To a speedy and public trial by court or jury
charged with a crime? 2. To appear in person and with counsel (an
attorney)
3. To produce witnesses on his or her behalf and
to be confronted with the witnesses against him
or her in the presence of the Court and jury and
cross-examine those witnesses
4. not to testify (known as "right against self-
incrimination")
, Felony? A felony is a crime punishable by incarceration in
the State prison for one year or longer, and is
prosecuted in the Supreme Court by way of a
Grand Jury, or by an "information" filed by the
District Attorney
(examples: murder, manslaughter, robbery,
burglary, grand theft, forgery, arson, rape, and
sale of narcotics)
Misdemeanor All other crimes that aren't felonies or infractions.
They are punishable by fine and/or imprisonment
in the County Jail (not State Prison) for a period of
less than one year.
(examples: simple assault, battery, petty theft,
possession of small amounts of narcotics,
disturbing the peace and violations of some City
or County ordinances.
Infraction 1. Minor violations of City or County ordinances (a
citation - "a ticket" is usually given and the
punishment is usually a fine or assignment to
public service or both)
2. Not punishable by imprisonment
Habeas Corpus principle that a person cannot be held in prison
without first being charged with a specific crime
Writ of Habeas Corpus A court order requiring jailers to explain to a
judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody.
Writ A court order
Return (having to do with a Writ) the official upon who the writ is served must
make a return stating the reason the person has
been imprisoned (?? page 2, number 3)
Questions & Answers Test QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2026| ELABORATED
&DETAILED ANSWERS!!
Save
Terms in this set (79)
Who can file and prosecute County District Attorney or State Attorney
criminal charges against persons General
believed to have committed a
crime?
Defendant (in criminal case) A person charged with a criminal offense
In whose name are cases filed Cases are filed in the name of PEOPLE OF THE
against a person charged with a STATE OF CALIFORNIA against the person
criminal offense? charged with a crime
What are the US and CA The right :
Constitutional guarantees to one 1. To a speedy and public trial by court or jury
charged with a crime? 2. To appear in person and with counsel (an
attorney)
3. To produce witnesses on his or her behalf and
to be confronted with the witnesses against him
or her in the presence of the Court and jury and
cross-examine those witnesses
4. not to testify (known as "right against self-
incrimination")
, Felony? A felony is a crime punishable by incarceration in
the State prison for one year or longer, and is
prosecuted in the Supreme Court by way of a
Grand Jury, or by an "information" filed by the
District Attorney
(examples: murder, manslaughter, robbery,
burglary, grand theft, forgery, arson, rape, and
sale of narcotics)
Misdemeanor All other crimes that aren't felonies or infractions.
They are punishable by fine and/or imprisonment
in the County Jail (not State Prison) for a period of
less than one year.
(examples: simple assault, battery, petty theft,
possession of small amounts of narcotics,
disturbing the peace and violations of some City
or County ordinances.
Infraction 1. Minor violations of City or County ordinances (a
citation - "a ticket" is usually given and the
punishment is usually a fine or assignment to
public service or both)
2. Not punishable by imprisonment
Habeas Corpus principle that a person cannot be held in prison
without first being charged with a specific crime
Writ of Habeas Corpus A court order requiring jailers to explain to a
judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody.
Writ A court order
Return (having to do with a Writ) the official upon who the writ is served must
make a return stating the reason the person has
been imprisoned (?? page 2, number 3)
