CPR3701 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE HANDBOOK
2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS PREPARATION SET
◉ Aggravating factors.
Answer: Circumstances that increase the severity of a sentence in
capital cases.
◉ Mitigating factors.
Answer: Circumstances that lessen a defendant's culpability in a
crime.
◉ Roper v. Simmons.
Answer: A Supreme Court case ruling that executing juvenile
offenders violates the Eighth Amendment.
◉ Kennedy v. Louisiana.
Answer: A Supreme Court case ruling that the death penalty for
child rape is unconstitutional if the victim does not die.
◉ Victim impact statements.
,Answer: Statements that help the court understand the emotional
and psychological harm caused by a crime.
◉ Suspended sentence.
Answer: A judge delays or cancels a jail sentence as long as the
offender meets certain conditions.
◉ Credit for time served.
Answer: Time already spent in jail before sentencing that counts
toward the final sentence.
◉ Concurrent sentences.
Answer: Multiple sentences served at the same time.
◉ Consecutive sentences.
Answer: Multiple sentences served one after another.
◉ Probation revocation.
Answer: The process by which probation is canceled due to
violations of its conditions.
◉ Eighth Amendment.
,Answer: The constitutional amendment that protects against cruel
and unusual punishment.
◉ Marcy's Law.
Answer: A law in Nevada granting constitutional rights to crime
victims.
◉ Trial de novo.
Answer: A completely new trial held by a higher court as if the
original trial never occurred.
◉ Appeal of right.
Answer: An appeal that a defendant is automatically entitled to
make by law.
◉ Fundamental error.
Answer: A serious legal mistake that violates a defendant's basic
rights and may require reversal of a conviction.
◉ Doctrine of harmless error.
Answer: A legal principle stating that a conviction can stand if the
error did not affect the trial's outcome.
, ◉ Discretionary review.
Answer: A process where a higher court decides whether or not to
hear a case.
◉ Defendant's appeal.
Answer: An appeal challenging a conviction or sentence based on
alleged legal errors during trial.
◉ Prosecution appeal.
Answer: An appeal that challenges legal rulings by the judge,
typically limited in scope.
◉ Right to counsel.
Answer: The legal right of a defendant to have an attorney, especially
during the first appeal.
◉ Briefing process.
Answer: The process where the appellant and appellee file briefs
explaining their legal arguments.
◉ Oral argument.
Answer: A court proceeding where attorneys present their
arguments to appellate judges without new evidence.
2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS PREPARATION SET
◉ Aggravating factors.
Answer: Circumstances that increase the severity of a sentence in
capital cases.
◉ Mitigating factors.
Answer: Circumstances that lessen a defendant's culpability in a
crime.
◉ Roper v. Simmons.
Answer: A Supreme Court case ruling that executing juvenile
offenders violates the Eighth Amendment.
◉ Kennedy v. Louisiana.
Answer: A Supreme Court case ruling that the death penalty for
child rape is unconstitutional if the victim does not die.
◉ Victim impact statements.
,Answer: Statements that help the court understand the emotional
and psychological harm caused by a crime.
◉ Suspended sentence.
Answer: A judge delays or cancels a jail sentence as long as the
offender meets certain conditions.
◉ Credit for time served.
Answer: Time already spent in jail before sentencing that counts
toward the final sentence.
◉ Concurrent sentences.
Answer: Multiple sentences served at the same time.
◉ Consecutive sentences.
Answer: Multiple sentences served one after another.
◉ Probation revocation.
Answer: The process by which probation is canceled due to
violations of its conditions.
◉ Eighth Amendment.
,Answer: The constitutional amendment that protects against cruel
and unusual punishment.
◉ Marcy's Law.
Answer: A law in Nevada granting constitutional rights to crime
victims.
◉ Trial de novo.
Answer: A completely new trial held by a higher court as if the
original trial never occurred.
◉ Appeal of right.
Answer: An appeal that a defendant is automatically entitled to
make by law.
◉ Fundamental error.
Answer: A serious legal mistake that violates a defendant's basic
rights and may require reversal of a conviction.
◉ Doctrine of harmless error.
Answer: A legal principle stating that a conviction can stand if the
error did not affect the trial's outcome.
, ◉ Discretionary review.
Answer: A process where a higher court decides whether or not to
hear a case.
◉ Defendant's appeal.
Answer: An appeal challenging a conviction or sentence based on
alleged legal errors during trial.
◉ Prosecution appeal.
Answer: An appeal that challenges legal rulings by the judge,
typically limited in scope.
◉ Right to counsel.
Answer: The legal right of a defendant to have an attorney, especially
during the first appeal.
◉ Briefing process.
Answer: The process where the appellant and appellee file briefs
explaining their legal arguments.
◉ Oral argument.
Answer: A court proceeding where attorneys present their
arguments to appellate judges without new evidence.
