COURT INTERPRETER CORE EXAMS SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Federal Public Defender - ✔✔FPD; An attorney employed by the federal courts on a
full-time basis to provide legal defense to defendants who are unable to afford counsel.
The judiciary administers the Federal Defender Program pursuant to the Criminal
Justice Act.
✔✔Felony - ✔✔A criminal offense for which the possible penalty exceeds one year in
prison.
✔✔Gestures - ✔✔A movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is
expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.
✔✔Glossary - ✔✔A list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with
accompanying definitions.
✔✔Government - ✔✔The sovereign power in a nation or state.
✔✔Grand Jury - ✔✔A jury in each federal court district which serves for a term of a year
and is composed of a group of citizens empaneled by the court to hear evidence and
determine whether there is probable cause to return an indictment against a defendant.
, The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure require that 16 to 23 persons sit on a grand
jury.
✔✔Guilty - ✔✔Having been convicted of a crime or civil wrongdoing or having
admitted the commission of a crime or civil wrongdoing by pleading
"guilty" (saying you did it).
✔✔Guilty Plea - ✔✔In criminal law, an accused person's formal admission in court of
having committed the charged offense. A guilty plea must be made voluntarily and only
after the accused has been informed of and understands his or her rights. It ordinarily
has the same effect as a guilty verdict and conviction after a trial on the merits.
✔✔Hearing - ✔✔A proceeding before a district or magistrate judge, without a jury, in
which evidence and/or argument is presented to determine some issue of fact and/or
law.
✔✔Hedging - ✔✔To make advance arrangements to safeguard oneself from loss of an
investment, speculation or bet, as when a buyer of commodities insures against
unfavorable price changes by buying in advance at a fixed rate for later delivery.
✔✔Hung Jury - ✔✔A jury which is unable to reach a unanimous agreement on a verdict
in a criminal case.
✔✔Idiomatic Expression - ✔✔An expression which has a figurative meaning.
✔✔Impaneling of the Jury - ✔✔The act of selecting a jury from the list of potential jurors,
called the
"panel" or "venire."
✔✔Indictment - ✔✔The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is
enough
evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used
primarily for felonies
✔✔Information - ✔✔A formal accusation by a government attorney that the defendant
committed a misdemeanor.
✔✔Initial Appearence - ✔✔A proceeding at which the magistrate judge informs the
defendant of the nature of the charges. The defendant is also informed of the right to
counsel, the right to remain silent, and the right to have a preliminary examination. After
informing the defendant of these rights, the magistrate judge decides whether to release
or detain the defendant. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure require that following
an arrest, the defendant be taken before the nearest available magistrate judge without
unnecessary delay.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Federal Public Defender - ✔✔FPD; An attorney employed by the federal courts on a
full-time basis to provide legal defense to defendants who are unable to afford counsel.
The judiciary administers the Federal Defender Program pursuant to the Criminal
Justice Act.
✔✔Felony - ✔✔A criminal offense for which the possible penalty exceeds one year in
prison.
✔✔Gestures - ✔✔A movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is
expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.
✔✔Glossary - ✔✔A list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with
accompanying definitions.
✔✔Government - ✔✔The sovereign power in a nation or state.
✔✔Grand Jury - ✔✔A jury in each federal court district which serves for a term of a year
and is composed of a group of citizens empaneled by the court to hear evidence and
determine whether there is probable cause to return an indictment against a defendant.
, The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure require that 16 to 23 persons sit on a grand
jury.
✔✔Guilty - ✔✔Having been convicted of a crime or civil wrongdoing or having
admitted the commission of a crime or civil wrongdoing by pleading
"guilty" (saying you did it).
✔✔Guilty Plea - ✔✔In criminal law, an accused person's formal admission in court of
having committed the charged offense. A guilty plea must be made voluntarily and only
after the accused has been informed of and understands his or her rights. It ordinarily
has the same effect as a guilty verdict and conviction after a trial on the merits.
✔✔Hearing - ✔✔A proceeding before a district or magistrate judge, without a jury, in
which evidence and/or argument is presented to determine some issue of fact and/or
law.
✔✔Hedging - ✔✔To make advance arrangements to safeguard oneself from loss of an
investment, speculation or bet, as when a buyer of commodities insures against
unfavorable price changes by buying in advance at a fixed rate for later delivery.
✔✔Hung Jury - ✔✔A jury which is unable to reach a unanimous agreement on a verdict
in a criminal case.
✔✔Idiomatic Expression - ✔✔An expression which has a figurative meaning.
✔✔Impaneling of the Jury - ✔✔The act of selecting a jury from the list of potential jurors,
called the
"panel" or "venire."
✔✔Indictment - ✔✔The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is
enough
evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used
primarily for felonies
✔✔Information - ✔✔A formal accusation by a government attorney that the defendant
committed a misdemeanor.
✔✔Initial Appearence - ✔✔A proceeding at which the magistrate judge informs the
defendant of the nature of the charges. The defendant is also informed of the right to
counsel, the right to remain silent, and the right to have a preliminary examination. After
informing the defendant of these rights, the magistrate judge decides whether to release
or detain the defendant. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure require that following
an arrest, the defendant be taken before the nearest available magistrate judge without
unnecessary delay.
