TLETA WEEK 1 TEST | TENNESSEE LAW
ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY EXAM (2025-
2026 )
What does Modern day policing come from?
English Law
What is the Court Structure?
Supreme Court, Court of criminal appeals, appeals court, Circuit court or Criminal
court, municipal and general sessions
What is the Legal Hierarchy?
Federal Laws, State laws, Local laws
What are the steps to State court?
Arrest, general sessions, grand jury, trial, appeal
,3 Checks of Probable cause/Arrest
Initial appearance/preliminary hearing, general sessions, grand jury
Levels of Proof
Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, P/C, beyond a reasonable doubt
What is a magistrate?
An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a
public offense
Who are considered magistrates?
Judicial commissioners, judges of circuit & Criminal courts, Supreme Court,
general sessions judges, city judges or juvenile judges
what is mittimus?
Order in writing
Ethics
,Caught not taught
What does Examination required before commitment mean?
No one person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first
being examined by a magistrate
Affidavit
Written statement signed and sworn to before an official (after arrest)
AD
Warrant
Written order commanding that a person be arrested, must be signed by magistrate
(before arrest)
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment. All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient
sureties except for capital offenses
Who endorses bail amount?
, Magistrate
How many people are on a grand jury?
13 people. 12 jurors, 1 foreperson appointed by judge
Who discharges bail
Sheriff
preliminary hearing
Not a constitutional right; is a probable cause screening
What does a grand jury do?
Inquire into law violations; Determine existence of Probable Cause
Indictment
An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county, charging a
person
ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY EXAM (2025-
2026 )
What does Modern day policing come from?
English Law
What is the Court Structure?
Supreme Court, Court of criminal appeals, appeals court, Circuit court or Criminal
court, municipal and general sessions
What is the Legal Hierarchy?
Federal Laws, State laws, Local laws
What are the steps to State court?
Arrest, general sessions, grand jury, trial, appeal
,3 Checks of Probable cause/Arrest
Initial appearance/preliminary hearing, general sessions, grand jury
Levels of Proof
Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, P/C, beyond a reasonable doubt
What is a magistrate?
An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a
public offense
Who are considered magistrates?
Judicial commissioners, judges of circuit & Criminal courts, Supreme Court,
general sessions judges, city judges or juvenile judges
what is mittimus?
Order in writing
Ethics
,Caught not taught
What does Examination required before commitment mean?
No one person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first
being examined by a magistrate
Affidavit
Written statement signed and sworn to before an official (after arrest)
AD
Warrant
Written order commanding that a person be arrested, must be signed by magistrate
(before arrest)
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment. All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient
sureties except for capital offenses
Who endorses bail amount?
, Magistrate
How many people are on a grand jury?
13 people. 12 jurors, 1 foreperson appointed by judge
Who discharges bail
Sheriff
preliminary hearing
Not a constitutional right; is a probable cause screening
What does a grand jury do?
Inquire into law violations; Determine existence of Probable Cause
Indictment
An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county, charging a
person
