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LEGAL BLOCK: C.L.E.E.T. EXAM |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) |
LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+
Searches and seizures conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by
a neutral and detached judge or magistrate, are "per se" unreasonable_______.
Correct Answer: under the Fourth Amendment - subject only to a few specifically
established and well-delineated exceptions
Hearsay is _____.
Correct Answer: second hand information.
Which class of person may not be permitted to testify as "lay" (non-expert) witnesses?
Correct Answer: Persons who have no knowledge of the facts of the case
If a person has been convicted and placed on a suspended sentence, and that person
then commits another crime while still on probation, then
Correct Answer: The District Attorney may file a Motion to Revoke
What are the three primary factors that influence criminal jurisdiction in Indian country?
Correct Answer: impact of sovereign status, Plenary Power of Congress, and U.S.
Supreme Court interpretations of Indian law
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What is an Indian country as defined by 18 US Code § 1151?
Correct Answer: within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the
U.S. Government, dependent Indian communities, all land allotments, the Indian title to
which has not been extinguished, including rights of way
What are the three major federal statutes in Title 18 of the Federal Code that govern
federal criminal jurisdiction in Indian country?
Correct Answer: Indian Country Crimes Act, Major Crimes Act, and Assimilative
Crimes Act
The__________ allows federal criminal courts to borrow state criminal code to fill gaps
where there is no federal law and apply it to areas under exclusive federal control.
Correct Answer: Assimilative Crimes Act
William Tomahawks, a non-Indian, commits a burglary on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
property. How will the elements of the crime be defined, and which guidelines will be
used for sanctions if found guilty?
Correct Answer: Only Oklahoma Statutes
What are at least two ways to establish who is considered to be an Indian, for the
purposes of criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country
LEGAL BLOCK C.L.E.E.T. EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
LEGAL BLOCK: C.L.E.E.T. EXAM |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) |
LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+
Searches and seizures conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by
a neutral and detached judge or magistrate, are "per se" unreasonable_______.
Correct Answer: under the Fourth Amendment - subject only to a few specifically
established and well-delineated exceptions
Hearsay is _____.
Correct Answer: second hand information.
Which class of person may not be permitted to testify as "lay" (non-expert) witnesses?
Correct Answer: Persons who have no knowledge of the facts of the case
If a person has been convicted and placed on a suspended sentence, and that person
then commits another crime while still on probation, then
Correct Answer: The District Attorney may file a Motion to Revoke
What are the three primary factors that influence criminal jurisdiction in Indian country?
Correct Answer: impact of sovereign status, Plenary Power of Congress, and U.S.
Supreme Court interpretations of Indian law
LEGAL BLOCK C.L.E.E.T. EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
, LEGAL
What is an Indian country as defined by 18 US Code § 1151?
Correct Answer: within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the
U.S. Government, dependent Indian communities, all land allotments, the Indian title to
which has not been extinguished, including rights of way
What are the three major federal statutes in Title 18 of the Federal Code that govern
federal criminal jurisdiction in Indian country?
Correct Answer: Indian Country Crimes Act, Major Crimes Act, and Assimilative
Crimes Act
The__________ allows federal criminal courts to borrow state criminal code to fill gaps
where there is no federal law and apply it to areas under exclusive federal control.
Correct Answer: Assimilative Crimes Act
William Tomahawks, a non-Indian, commits a burglary on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
property. How will the elements of the crime be defined, and which guidelines will be
used for sanctions if found guilty?
Correct Answer: Only Oklahoma Statutes
What are at least two ways to establish who is considered to be an Indian, for the
purposes of criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country
LEGAL BLOCK C.L.E.E.T. EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
