TLETA WEEK 1 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTION SET
◉ Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______
interpretation. Answer: North Carolina
◉ "The judges of the supreme, appellate, chancery, circuit, general
sessions, and juvenile courts throughout the state, judicial
commissioners and county executives in those officer's respective
counties" = ? Answer: magistrate
◉ What officials are magistrates? Answer: judges, judicial
commissioners
◉ No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter
without first being examined by a _________. Answer: magistrate
◉ "A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ? Answer:
mittimus
◉ "Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying
the who/what/when/where of the offense" = ? Answer: affidavit
,◉ "Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ?
Answer: warrant
◉ What is a preliminary hearing screening for? Answer: probable
cause
◉ Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right?
Answer: not constitutional, generally statutory
◉ All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses. Answer:
indictable
◉ "Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ? Answer:
Ethics
◉ What is common law? Answer: a collection of philosophies
◉ Name the steps in the state court system. Answer: 1. arrest
(magistrate examination), 2. general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4. trail,
5. appeal
◉ Name the two types of state supreme appeals. Answer: criminal
and civil
,◉ Where are minor citations normally handled? Answer: in general
sessions court
◉ Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled?
Answer: screened by General Sessions court, then either dropped or
passed up the ladder
◉ Do 1st offenders normally go to trial? Answer: No, normally only if
they're a repeat offender or it was a violent crime. Otherwise it's
normally a plea deal.
◉ Shortly after the mittimus is created, what will be produced
documenting your claim? Answer: a warrant
◉ If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue
a _________. Answer: true bill
◉ "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in
the state penitentiary" = ? Answer: felony
◉ "A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender
will come back for court" = ? Answer: bail
, ◉ Is bail always allowed? Answer: while all offenses are technically
bail-able offenses, sometimes bond isn't allowed when the offender
is too dangerous
◉ What kind of right is a preliminary hearing? Answer: a statutory
right, not a constitutional right
◉ "Any crime in which the potential punishment is less than 1 year"
= ? Answer: misdemeanor
◉ What rights do convicted felons lose? Answer: the right to vote,
bear arms, run for office, etc.
◉ How many levels of felony are there in TN? Answer: 5
◉ Class A felony? Answer: 15-60 years, $50,000 fine
◉ "An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the
county, charging a person" = ? Answer: indictment
◉ What makes up a grand jury? Answer: 12 jurors and 1 foreperson
appointed by judge (13 people total)
◉ "An indictment approved by grand jury" = ? Answer: true bill
SOLUTION SET
◉ Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______
interpretation. Answer: North Carolina
◉ "The judges of the supreme, appellate, chancery, circuit, general
sessions, and juvenile courts throughout the state, judicial
commissioners and county executives in those officer's respective
counties" = ? Answer: magistrate
◉ What officials are magistrates? Answer: judges, judicial
commissioners
◉ No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter
without first being examined by a _________. Answer: magistrate
◉ "A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ? Answer:
mittimus
◉ "Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying
the who/what/when/where of the offense" = ? Answer: affidavit
,◉ "Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ?
Answer: warrant
◉ What is a preliminary hearing screening for? Answer: probable
cause
◉ Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right?
Answer: not constitutional, generally statutory
◉ All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses. Answer:
indictable
◉ "Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ? Answer:
Ethics
◉ What is common law? Answer: a collection of philosophies
◉ Name the steps in the state court system. Answer: 1. arrest
(magistrate examination), 2. general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4. trail,
5. appeal
◉ Name the two types of state supreme appeals. Answer: criminal
and civil
,◉ Where are minor citations normally handled? Answer: in general
sessions court
◉ Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled?
Answer: screened by General Sessions court, then either dropped or
passed up the ladder
◉ Do 1st offenders normally go to trial? Answer: No, normally only if
they're a repeat offender or it was a violent crime. Otherwise it's
normally a plea deal.
◉ Shortly after the mittimus is created, what will be produced
documenting your claim? Answer: a warrant
◉ If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue
a _________. Answer: true bill
◉ "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in
the state penitentiary" = ? Answer: felony
◉ "A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender
will come back for court" = ? Answer: bail
, ◉ Is bail always allowed? Answer: while all offenses are technically
bail-able offenses, sometimes bond isn't allowed when the offender
is too dangerous
◉ What kind of right is a preliminary hearing? Answer: a statutory
right, not a constitutional right
◉ "Any crime in which the potential punishment is less than 1 year"
= ? Answer: misdemeanor
◉ What rights do convicted felons lose? Answer: the right to vote,
bear arms, run for office, etc.
◉ How many levels of felony are there in TN? Answer: 5
◉ Class A felony? Answer: 15-60 years, $50,000 fine
◉ "An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the
county, charging a person" = ? Answer: indictment
◉ What makes up a grand jury? Answer: 12 jurors and 1 foreperson
appointed by judge (13 people total)
◉ "An indictment approved by grand jury" = ? Answer: true bill
