Boys State Bar Exam Practice – CA (79 Questions)
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Whoscansfilesandsprosecutescriminalschargessagainstspersonssbelievedstoshavescommittedsas
crime?s-sCountysDistrictsAttorneysorsStatesAttorneysGeneral
Defendants(inscriminalscase)s-sAspersonschargedswithsascriminalsoffense
Inswhosesnamesarescasessfiledsagainstsaspersonschargedswithsascriminalsoffense?s-
sCasessaresfiledsinsthesnamesofsPEOPLEsOFsTHEsSTATEsOFsCALIFORNIAsagainststhespersonsc
hargedswithsascrime
WhatsaresthesUSsandsCAsConstitutionalsguaranteesstosoneschargedswithsascrime?s-sThesrights:
1.sTosasspeedysandspublicstrialsbyscourtsorsjury
2.sTosappearsinspersonsandswithscounsels(ansattorney)
3.sTosproduceswitnessessonshissorshersbehalfsandstosbesconfrontedswithstheswitnessessagains
tshimsorshersinsthespresencesofsthesCourtsandsjurysandscross-examinesthoseswitnesses
4.snotstostestifys(knownsass"rightsagainstsself-incrimination")
Felony?s-
sAsfelonysissascrimespunishablesbysincarcerationsinsthesStatesprisonsforsonesyearsorslonger,sa
ndsissprosecutedsinsthesSupremesCourtsbyswaysofsasGrandsJury,sorsbysans"information"sfileds
bysthesDistrictsAttorney
(examples:smurder,smanslaughter,srobbery,sburglary,sgrandstheft,sforgery,sarson,srape,sands
salesofsnarcotics)
Misdemeanors-
sAllsotherscrimessthatsaren'tsfeloniessorsinfractions.sTheysarespunishablesbysfinesand/orsimpr
isonmentsinsthesCountysJails(notsStatesPrison)sforsasperiodsofslesssthansonesyear.
(examples:ssimplesassault,sbattery,spettystheft,spossessionsofssmallsamountssofsnarcotics,sdis
turbingsthespeacesandsviolationssofssomesCitysorsCountysordinances.
Infractions-s1.sMinorsviolationssofsCitysorsCountysordinancess(ascitations-
s"asticket"sissusuallysgivensandsthespunishmentsissusuallysasfinesorsassignmentstospublicsservi
cesorsboth)
2.sNotspunishablesbysimprisonment
HabeassCorpuss-
sprinciplesthatsaspersonscannotsbesheldsinsprisonswithoutsfirstsbeingschargedswithsasspecifics
crime
, WritsofsHabeassCorpuss-
sAscourtsordersrequiringsjailersstosexplainstosasjudgeswhystheysaresholdingsasprisonersinscust
ody.
Writs-sAscourtsorder
Returns(havingstosdoswithsasWrit)s-
sthesofficialsuponswhostheswritsissservedsmustsmakesasreturnsstatingsthesreasonsthespersonsh
assbeensimprisoneds(??spages2,snumbers3)
proceedingsonshearings-
sAftersasWritsofshabeasscorpussissfiledsandsasreturnsissmade,sthescourtsthensproceedsstoshears
suchsproofsinsfavorsorsagainstsdetention.sIfsnoslegalscausesissshown,sthescourtsmaysexcusesth
esaccusedsfromscustodys(sorsthescourtsmustsremandsthesindividualstosthescustodysofsthesoffic
al).
WhatscourtsscansissuesasWrit?s-
sInsCalifornia,sthesSuperiorsCourts,sDistrictsCourtssofsAppealsandsthesSupremesCourtsmaysiss
ueswrits.
Bails-
sAsdefendantsmaysbesallowedsbailsaftersascriminalschargeshassbeensfiledsagainstshim/her,sass
asmattersofsright,sUNLESSstheschargesisspunishablesbysdeathsandsthespresumptionsofsguiltsiss
evident.sHowever,sthescourtshassthesdiscretionstossetsbail.
AdmissionstosBails-sthesordersthatsthesdefendantsbesoutsofscustodysandsgivensbail
Depositsinslieusofsbails-sThesdefendantsmayshavestosdepositsmoneysinsorderstosgetsbail
ownsrecognizances(relatedstosbail)s-
sWhensaspersonsissgrantedsbailsandsdoessnotshavestosdepositsmoney;stheysjustsmakesaspromi
sestosappearsatsthescourtshearings.
burdensofsproofs-
sInsallscriminalstrials,sasdefendantsisspresumedsinnocentsunlesssandsuntilsthesprosecutorspro
vessguiltsBEYONDsAsREASONABLEsDOUBTs(tosthesJudgesinsasCourtsTrialsorsthesJurysinsasJurys
Trial)
Acquitteds(orsacquittal)s-sfoundsNOTsGUILTYs(bysJudgesorsJury)
Beyondsasreasonablesdoubts(insascriminalstrial)s-
sIfsaftershearingsallsofsthesevidence,stheresissasreasonablesdoubtswhethersthesdefendantscom
mittedsascrime,sthesdefendantsmustsbesacquitteds(NOTsGUILTY).s
Ifstheresissnosreasonablesdoubt,sthesprosecutorshassmetshis/hersburdensofsproofsandsthesver
dictsmustsbesthatsthesdefendantsissGUILTY.
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Whoscansfilesandsprosecutescriminalschargessagainstspersonssbelievedstoshavescommittedsas
crime?s-sCountysDistrictsAttorneysorsStatesAttorneysGeneral
Defendants(inscriminalscase)s-sAspersonschargedswithsascriminalsoffense
Inswhosesnamesarescasessfiledsagainstsaspersonschargedswithsascriminalsoffense?s-
sCasessaresfiledsinsthesnamesofsPEOPLEsOFsTHEsSTATEsOFsCALIFORNIAsagainststhespersonsc
hargedswithsascrime
WhatsaresthesUSsandsCAsConstitutionalsguaranteesstosoneschargedswithsascrime?s-sThesrights:
1.sTosasspeedysandspublicstrialsbyscourtsorsjury
2.sTosappearsinspersonsandswithscounsels(ansattorney)
3.sTosproduceswitnessessonshissorshersbehalfsandstosbesconfrontedswithstheswitnessessagains
tshimsorshersinsthespresencesofsthesCourtsandsjurysandscross-examinesthoseswitnesses
4.snotstostestifys(knownsass"rightsagainstsself-incrimination")
Felony?s-
sAsfelonysissascrimespunishablesbysincarcerationsinsthesStatesprisonsforsonesyearsorslonger,sa
ndsissprosecutedsinsthesSupremesCourtsbyswaysofsasGrandsJury,sorsbysans"information"sfileds
bysthesDistrictsAttorney
(examples:smurder,smanslaughter,srobbery,sburglary,sgrandstheft,sforgery,sarson,srape,sands
salesofsnarcotics)
Misdemeanors-
sAllsotherscrimessthatsaren'tsfeloniessorsinfractions.sTheysarespunishablesbysfinesand/orsimpr
isonmentsinsthesCountysJails(notsStatesPrison)sforsasperiodsofslesssthansonesyear.
(examples:ssimplesassault,sbattery,spettystheft,spossessionsofssmallsamountssofsnarcotics,sdis
turbingsthespeacesandsviolationssofssomesCitysorsCountysordinances.
Infractions-s1.sMinorsviolationssofsCitysorsCountysordinancess(ascitations-
s"asticket"sissusuallysgivensandsthespunishmentsissusuallysasfinesorsassignmentstospublicsservi
cesorsboth)
2.sNotspunishablesbysimprisonment
HabeassCorpuss-
sprinciplesthatsaspersonscannotsbesheldsinsprisonswithoutsfirstsbeingschargedswithsasspecifics
crime
, WritsofsHabeassCorpuss-
sAscourtsordersrequiringsjailersstosexplainstosasjudgeswhystheysaresholdingsasprisonersinscust
ody.
Writs-sAscourtsorder
Returns(havingstosdoswithsasWrit)s-
sthesofficialsuponswhostheswritsissservedsmustsmakesasreturnsstatingsthesreasonsthespersonsh
assbeensimprisoneds(??spages2,snumbers3)
proceedingsonshearings-
sAftersasWritsofshabeasscorpussissfiledsandsasreturnsissmade,sthescourtsthensproceedsstoshears
suchsproofsinsfavorsorsagainstsdetention.sIfsnoslegalscausesissshown,sthescourtsmaysexcusesth
esaccusedsfromscustodys(sorsthescourtsmustsremandsthesindividualstosthescustodysofsthesoffic
al).
WhatscourtsscansissuesasWrit?s-
sInsCalifornia,sthesSuperiorsCourts,sDistrictsCourtssofsAppealsandsthesSupremesCourtsmaysiss
ueswrits.
Bails-
sAsdefendantsmaysbesallowedsbailsaftersascriminalschargeshassbeensfiledsagainstshim/her,sass
asmattersofsright,sUNLESSstheschargesisspunishablesbysdeathsandsthespresumptionsofsguiltsiss
evident.sHowever,sthescourtshassthesdiscretionstossetsbail.
AdmissionstosBails-sthesordersthatsthesdefendantsbesoutsofscustodysandsgivensbail
Depositsinslieusofsbails-sThesdefendantsmayshavestosdepositsmoneysinsorderstosgetsbail
ownsrecognizances(relatedstosbail)s-
sWhensaspersonsissgrantedsbailsandsdoessnotshavestosdepositsmoney;stheysjustsmakesaspromi
sestosappearsatsthescourtshearings.
burdensofsproofs-
sInsallscriminalstrials,sasdefendantsisspresumedsinnocentsunlesssandsuntilsthesprosecutorspro
vessguiltsBEYONDsAsREASONABLEsDOUBTs(tosthesJudgesinsasCourtsTrialsorsthesJurysinsasJurys
Trial)
Acquitteds(orsacquittal)s-sfoundsNOTsGUILTYs(bysJudgesorsJury)
Beyondsasreasonablesdoubts(insascriminalstrial)s-
sIfsaftershearingsallsofsthesevidence,stheresissasreasonablesdoubtswhethersthesdefendantscom
mittedsascrime,sthesdefendantsmustsbesacquitteds(NOTsGUILTY).s
Ifstheresissnosreasonablesdoubt,sthesprosecutorshassmetshis/hersburdensofsproofsandsthesver
dictsmustsbesthatsthesdefendantsissGUILTY.