Name: ______Date Due: 10/19/15 Select the Most Correct Answer. Use a Scan-Tron 882E Form

BakersfieldCollege

Crim B1

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Quiz 3

Name: ______Date Due: 10/19/15
Select the most correct answer. Use a Scan-Tron 882E Form

1)Grand Juries meet in secret and a person under investigation has no legal right to be present or even notified of a grand jury investigation.
TrueFalse

2)The federal court system consists of three tiers, including the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
TrueFalse

3)Federal judges are usually elected officials who then serve life terms on the bench.
TrueFalse

4)The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that plea bargaining is an important and necessary component of the American system of justice.
TrueFalse

5)States that don’t use grand juries rely on what type of hearing to give the defendant an opportunity to challenge the legal basis of his/her detention?
a. competency hearing
b. arraignment
c. preliminary hearing
d. first appearance

6)State Court Administrators are responsible for all of the following except:
a. training support personnel
b. ruling on issues of law
c. managing court case flow
d. coordinating between state court levels and jurisdictions

7)The jurisdiction of a court can refer to the territory, subject matter, or person over which a court may lawfully exercise its authority.
TrueFalse

8)The process by which a potential juror is interviewed by the prosecutor and defense counsel is “voir dire.”
TrueFalse

9)If a defendant chooses not to testify at his/her trial, the prosecutor is allowed to point out to the jury that an innocent person would want to take the stand in an effort to clear his/her name.
TrueFalse

10)Indigency refers to criteria used by
a. the courts to establish the amount of bail.
b. judges to determine eligibility of defendants for court appointed counsel.
c. the state police to establishing crime-enforcement levels.
d. the prosecutor’s office to determine a witness’s reliability.

11)When using a challenge for cause, a juror can be excused by either the defense or prosecution, and no reason for doing so needs to be stated.
TrueFalse

12)The prosecution must disclose any evidence related to a case that the defense requests.
True False

13) A witness’s statement that she didn’t see the defendant commit the crime but she did see him arguing with and threatening the victim shortly before the crime occurred is an example of circumstantial evidence.
TrueFalse

14)Hearsay evidence is automatically excluded from the courtroom, regardless of the circumstances.
True False

15)The murder weapon would primarily be considered ______evidence.
a. direct b. real
c. testimonial d. damning