CITP EXAM 5 CERTIFIED INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL CAPSTONE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
AND FINAL REVIEW
◉ What is the stolen government property threshold for a felony?
Answer: $1,000
◉ How are the Supreme court and district court judges appointed?
Answer: They are nominated by the president and voted for by the
senate.
◉ How are Magistrate judges appointed?
Answer: District court appoints them.
◉ Which type of offense can a defendant choose between District
Court Judge and or Magistrate Judge?
Answer: A Class A Misdemeanors, only.
◉ How many districts can a state have?
,Answer: They can have one or more than one.
◉ Court Circuits are made up of what?
Answer: A group of states.
◉ What methods issued by a judge can be used to cause a defendant
to appear before a US Magistrate Judge?
Answer: Arrest Warrant, Summons to Appear, and Court Order.
◉ What methods issued by a LEO can be used to cause a defendant
to appear before a US Magistrate Judge?
Answer: Arrest & Complaint.
◉ What documents are required to formally accuse a defendant?
Answer: Criminal Complaint, Indictment, Information, and Citation.
◉ What is cause for a retrial?
Answer: Error in procedure or error in law.
◉ Immediately after an arrest you should?
Answer: Sign the return arrest warrant, take the defendant to
Magistrate Judge for initial appearance, within 48 hours or less than
the norm.
, ◉ What happens if a summons to appear is not complied with?
Answer: It turns into an arrest warrant.
◉ What is the Purpose of an Arraignment?
Answer: Inform defendant of charges and obtain a plea from
defendant.
◉ How is an arraignment read?
Answer: They can be read out loud or in private.
◉ When is a Detention Hearing held?
Answer: When defendant is a risk of flight or a danger to another
person and the community.
◉ What is the purpose of a Preliminary Hearing?
Answer: To determine whether probable cause exists to continue the
case.
◉ What are the procedures for a preliminary hearing?
Answer: Evidence offered, Witnesses testify (Subject to cross Exam),
Defense may call witness and offer evidence
TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL CAPSTONE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
AND FINAL REVIEW
◉ What is the stolen government property threshold for a felony?
Answer: $1,000
◉ How are the Supreme court and district court judges appointed?
Answer: They are nominated by the president and voted for by the
senate.
◉ How are Magistrate judges appointed?
Answer: District court appoints them.
◉ Which type of offense can a defendant choose between District
Court Judge and or Magistrate Judge?
Answer: A Class A Misdemeanors, only.
◉ How many districts can a state have?
,Answer: They can have one or more than one.
◉ Court Circuits are made up of what?
Answer: A group of states.
◉ What methods issued by a judge can be used to cause a defendant
to appear before a US Magistrate Judge?
Answer: Arrest Warrant, Summons to Appear, and Court Order.
◉ What methods issued by a LEO can be used to cause a defendant
to appear before a US Magistrate Judge?
Answer: Arrest & Complaint.
◉ What documents are required to formally accuse a defendant?
Answer: Criminal Complaint, Indictment, Information, and Citation.
◉ What is cause for a retrial?
Answer: Error in procedure or error in law.
◉ Immediately after an arrest you should?
Answer: Sign the return arrest warrant, take the defendant to
Magistrate Judge for initial appearance, within 48 hours or less than
the norm.
, ◉ What happens if a summons to appear is not complied with?
Answer: It turns into an arrest warrant.
◉ What is the Purpose of an Arraignment?
Answer: Inform defendant of charges and obtain a plea from
defendant.
◉ How is an arraignment read?
Answer: They can be read out loud or in private.
◉ When is a Detention Hearing held?
Answer: When defendant is a risk of flight or a danger to another
person and the community.
◉ What is the purpose of a Preliminary Hearing?
Answer: To determine whether probable cause exists to continue the
case.
◉ What are the procedures for a preliminary hearing?
Answer: Evidence offered, Witnesses testify (Subject to cross Exam),
Defense may call witness and offer evidence
