CPR3701 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE HANDBOOK
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QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Criminal process as filters.
Answer: many suspects → fewer arrests → fewer charges → fewer
trials → very few appeals
◉ Prosecutorial discretion.
Answer: prosecutor's power to decide whether to charge, reduce
charges, or dismiss cases
◉ Charging stage.
Answer: stage where prosecutor decides to file charges or decline
prosecution
◉ Pre-trial stage.
Answer: all proceedings after arrest and before trial including
motions, discovery, and plea bargaining
◉ Initial appearance.
, Answer: defendant is informed of charges, rights, counsel, and bail is
considered
◉ Bail.
Answer: determines whether defendant is released or detained
before trial based on risk factors
◉ Arraignment.
Answer: formal reading of charges and entry of plea (guilty, not
guilty, no contest)
◉ Discovery.
Answer: exchange of evidence between prosecution and defense
◉ Brady rule.
Answer: prosecutor must disclose exculpatory (favorable) evidence
to defendant
◉ Pre-trial motions.
Answer: legal requests to exclude evidence, dismiss charges, or
change trial conditions
◉ Motion to suppress.
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Criminal process as filters.
Answer: many suspects → fewer arrests → fewer charges → fewer
trials → very few appeals
◉ Prosecutorial discretion.
Answer: prosecutor's power to decide whether to charge, reduce
charges, or dismiss cases
◉ Charging stage.
Answer: stage where prosecutor decides to file charges or decline
prosecution
◉ Pre-trial stage.
Answer: all proceedings after arrest and before trial including
motions, discovery, and plea bargaining
◉ Initial appearance.
, Answer: defendant is informed of charges, rights, counsel, and bail is
considered
◉ Bail.
Answer: determines whether defendant is released or detained
before trial based on risk factors
◉ Arraignment.
Answer: formal reading of charges and entry of plea (guilty, not
guilty, no contest)
◉ Discovery.
Answer: exchange of evidence between prosecution and defense
◉ Brady rule.
Answer: prosecutor must disclose exculpatory (favorable) evidence
to defendant
◉ Pre-trial motions.
Answer: legal requests to exclude evidence, dismiss charges, or
change trial conditions
◉ Motion to suppress.
