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| Most defendants ARE NOT detained in jail while awaiting trial |
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| Hearsay is anything not based on the personal knowledge of the witness |
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| The purpose of a preliminary hearing IS NOT to determine the guilt of a defendant. |
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| A no-contest plea at arraignment is different from a guilty plea in that it is not an admission of guilt. |
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| The Manhattan Bail project tested the effectiveness of release on recognizance |
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| FALSE: Plea barganing occurs in only about 15% of all criminal prosecutions. |
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| Scientific jury selection is the use of correlational techniques from the social sciences to gauge the likelihood that potential jurors will vote for conviction or acquittal |
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| If a defendant refuses to testify at trial, the jury is not allowed to consider the failure to testify as an indication that the defendant is guilty. |
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| Dying declarations and spontaneous statements are considered exceptions to the hearsay rule. |
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| When a defense attorney thinks that the jury pool is biased in some significant way, he or she will make a challenge to the array. |
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| Preemptory challenges, which remove jurors without giving a reason, are limited in number |
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| Which of the following represents the order of steps in a criminal trial? |
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| trial initiation, jury selection, opening statements, presentation of evidence, closing |
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| The federal Speedy Trial ACT allows for the dismissal of charges when the prosecution does not seek indictment within _____ days of arrest, or when a trial does not begin within 70 days after the indictment. |
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| Which of the following IS NOT a type of juror challenge |
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| Weapons, tire tracks, and fingerprints are what type of evidence? |
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| Maryland v Criag upheld the use of _____ to shield children who testify at trial. |
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| a closed circuit television |
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| During a trial, the ______ happens before the closing statement, but after jury selection. |
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| In Batson v Kentucky the Supreme Court held that the use of preemptory challenges ________ was unconstitutional. |
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| for the purpose of racial discrimination |
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| The bail decision is made at what stage of the court process? |
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| McNabb v U.S. formally established that a defendant being held in custody has a right to appear in court before a magistrate: |
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| without unnecessary delay |
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| Bail serves two purposes. One is to help ensure the reappearance of the accused at trial. The other is: |
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| to prevent people who have not been convicted from suffering imprisionment unnecessarily. |
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| U. S. v Hazzard held that bail can be denied when the accused is: |
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| a danger to the community |
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| Which of the following is not an alternative to Bail? |
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| Which of the following does not occur at the first appearance? |
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| A defendant has the opportunity to cross-examine a witnesses |
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| results in the defendant's release based on a guarantee that a defendant provides in writing. |
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| What study tested the effectiveness of the release-on-recognizance alternative? |
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| Bob consigns all of his stock holdings to the court. What type of bail did he post? |
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| What type of bail is like a credit card contract? |
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| Abouth what percentage of state level felony criminal defendants are released pending the outcome of their case? |
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| What do we call laws that limit the right to bail for certain defendants, usually defendants charged with certain crimes? |
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| What federal legislation allows federal judges to deny bail to persons who are thought to be dangerous? |
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| 1984 Federal Bail Reform ACT |
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| Approximately what percentage of states uses grand juries as part of the pre-trial process? |
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| Which of the following statements about grand juries is FALSE? |
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| Defendants can cross-examine prosecution witnesses during a grand jury hearing. |
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| What type of plea is most similar to a guilty plea? |
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| When a defendant "stands mute" at her arraignment, she is considered to have entered a: |
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| A preliminary hearing is held to: |
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| determine if there is probable cause to hold the defendant for trial |
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| Eyewitness testimony and videotaped documentation are examples of what type of evidence? |
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| What Amendment guarantees the right to an impartial jury? |
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