MCOLES LAW EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (combined)
Two Types of Due Process - Answer-1. Procedural - government ensures that a person's constitutional
rights are maintained
2. Substantive - government's ability to deprive a person of a right regardless of due process by which
the matter is heard
Felony - Answer-offender may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than one year
Misdemeanor - Answer-carries a maximum penalty of up to 1 year of incarceration
"High Court" Misdemeanor - Answer-2-year offense, handled in Circuit Court, and is considered a felony
Two Basic Categories of Evidence - Answer-Direct - establishes a fact by itself
Circumstantial - evidence that allows for a logical inference from known facts ex: DNA, fingerprints
, 3 Types of Evidence in the Courtroom - Answer-Testimonial
Physical
Demonstrative
Reasonable Suspicion - Answer-an officer believes that someone is acting abnormally which constitutes
a crime possibly taking place
Probable Cause - Answer-when an officer has enough evidence to state that a crime has probably
occurred
District Courts - Answer-traffic violations, criminal misdemeanors, small claims, civil claims $25,000 or
less, arraignments, bail, preliminary exams, issuing search and arrest warrants
Circuit Courts - Answer-civil claims above $25,000 and all felony criminal matters
Actus Reus - Answer-"guilty act"
Mens Rea - Answer-"guilty mind"
Corpus Delicti - Answer-"body of the crime"
Exclusionary Rule - Answer-when a police officer acts illegally in the gaining of a piece of evidence, the
evidence will be excluded from trial
Search Warrant Exceptions - Answer-Border Security
Emergencies
ANSWERS (combined)
Two Types of Due Process - Answer-1. Procedural - government ensures that a person's constitutional
rights are maintained
2. Substantive - government's ability to deprive a person of a right regardless of due process by which
the matter is heard
Felony - Answer-offender may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than one year
Misdemeanor - Answer-carries a maximum penalty of up to 1 year of incarceration
"High Court" Misdemeanor - Answer-2-year offense, handled in Circuit Court, and is considered a felony
Two Basic Categories of Evidence - Answer-Direct - establishes a fact by itself
Circumstantial - evidence that allows for a logical inference from known facts ex: DNA, fingerprints
, 3 Types of Evidence in the Courtroom - Answer-Testimonial
Physical
Demonstrative
Reasonable Suspicion - Answer-an officer believes that someone is acting abnormally which constitutes
a crime possibly taking place
Probable Cause - Answer-when an officer has enough evidence to state that a crime has probably
occurred
District Courts - Answer-traffic violations, criminal misdemeanors, small claims, civil claims $25,000 or
less, arraignments, bail, preliminary exams, issuing search and arrest warrants
Circuit Courts - Answer-civil claims above $25,000 and all felony criminal matters
Actus Reus - Answer-"guilty act"
Mens Rea - Answer-"guilty mind"
Corpus Delicti - Answer-"body of the crime"
Exclusionary Rule - Answer-when a police officer acts illegally in the gaining of a piece of evidence, the
evidence will be excluded from trial
Search Warrant Exceptions - Answer-Border Security
Emergencies
