CJC 350- Midterm exam Questions and
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Trial by ______ was a kind of trial that was introduced in England as a
result of the Norman Conquest in 1066 - ✔✔Battle
Identify the stages in which a defendant is formally charged with a felony -
✔✔-after the grand jury indicts
-after the prosecutor files an information
The neighborhood, place, or county in which an act is declared to have
been done or, in fact, happened thus defining the particular county or
geographical area in which a court with jurisdiction may hear and
determine a case, is known as ______ - ✔✔Venue
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,Identify a true statement about the preliminary hearing in most
jurisdictions - ✔✔The question of probable cause is one that can be proven
by evidence in the form of hearsay
Identify the basic functions of the police force - ✔✔-maintaining public
order
-enforcing the law
The ______ of a court is the power or authority of the court to act with
respect to any case before it - ✔✔Jurisdiction
A formal processing of an arrested person by the police that involves
recording the arrest, fingerprinting, photo graphing, and inventorying all
the personal items taken from the suspect is known as _______ -
✔✔booking
In the context of the various proceedings of a court, a case will be set for
trial _______ - ✔✔If the defendant pleads not guilty or stands mute at the
arraignment
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,Identify the personnel to whom the evidence can be checked out or
released from the evidence locker. - ✔✔-A prosecutor
-a defense attorney
The most frequent sentence imposed on first-time offenders, where by the
offender is released back into the community and required to obey the
rules and conditions set out in writing by the probation officer after
approval by the judge, is known as ________ - ✔✔probation
A prosecutor in the U.S. federal system is responsible to ______ -
✔✔Conduct plea negotiations
Identify the courts that are part of the court's structure in most states in the
U.S. - ✔✔-trial court
-supreme court
-Intermediate appellate court
A(n) ______ is a formal written accusation submitted to the court by the
prosecutor alleging that a specified person has committed a specified crime
- ✔✔information
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, Which of the following are determined by a trial judge after reviewing the
charges against an accused when the accused makes an initial appearance
in court? - ✔✔-that there is a reasonable basis for the charges
-whether the accused has or needs counsel
Many youthful offenders who commit offenses that would be crimes if
committed by an adult are tried ____ - ✔✔in juvenile courts
Identify the types of pretrial motions that will be filed by a defense
attorney - ✔✔- a motion for severance of defendants or charges
- a motion to determine a defendant's competency to stand trial
The Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) apply _______ - ✔✔equally in civil
and criminal matters
The most common codification of evidence law is the ______ - ✔✔Federal
Rules of Evidence
In the context of the first juries in a trial by jury system, identify a true
statement about the petit jury. - ✔✔It was composed of individuals with
personal knowledge about the case
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Trial by ______ was a kind of trial that was introduced in England as a
result of the Norman Conquest in 1066 - ✔✔Battle
Identify the stages in which a defendant is formally charged with a felony -
✔✔-after the grand jury indicts
-after the prosecutor files an information
The neighborhood, place, or county in which an act is declared to have
been done or, in fact, happened thus defining the particular county or
geographical area in which a court with jurisdiction may hear and
determine a case, is known as ______ - ✔✔Venue
1
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,Identify a true statement about the preliminary hearing in most
jurisdictions - ✔✔The question of probable cause is one that can be proven
by evidence in the form of hearsay
Identify the basic functions of the police force - ✔✔-maintaining public
order
-enforcing the law
The ______ of a court is the power or authority of the court to act with
respect to any case before it - ✔✔Jurisdiction
A formal processing of an arrested person by the police that involves
recording the arrest, fingerprinting, photo graphing, and inventorying all
the personal items taken from the suspect is known as _______ -
✔✔booking
In the context of the various proceedings of a court, a case will be set for
trial _______ - ✔✔If the defendant pleads not guilty or stands mute at the
arraignment
2
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,Identify the personnel to whom the evidence can be checked out or
released from the evidence locker. - ✔✔-A prosecutor
-a defense attorney
The most frequent sentence imposed on first-time offenders, where by the
offender is released back into the community and required to obey the
rules and conditions set out in writing by the probation officer after
approval by the judge, is known as ________ - ✔✔probation
A prosecutor in the U.S. federal system is responsible to ______ -
✔✔Conduct plea negotiations
Identify the courts that are part of the court's structure in most states in the
U.S. - ✔✔-trial court
-supreme court
-Intermediate appellate court
A(n) ______ is a formal written accusation submitted to the court by the
prosecutor alleging that a specified person has committed a specified crime
- ✔✔information
3
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, Which of the following are determined by a trial judge after reviewing the
charges against an accused when the accused makes an initial appearance
in court? - ✔✔-that there is a reasonable basis for the charges
-whether the accused has or needs counsel
Many youthful offenders who commit offenses that would be crimes if
committed by an adult are tried ____ - ✔✔in juvenile courts
Identify the types of pretrial motions that will be filed by a defense
attorney - ✔✔- a motion for severance of defendants or charges
- a motion to determine a defendant's competency to stand trial
The Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) apply _______ - ✔✔equally in civil
and criminal matters
The most common codification of evidence law is the ______ - ✔✔Federal
Rules of Evidence
In the context of the first juries in a trial by jury system, identify a true
statement about the petit jury. - ✔✔It was composed of individuals with
personal knowledge about the case
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