Competency 1
The Person who can help you in Court:
a. The prosecutor
b. Your lawyer
b. Lawyer
If the judge thinks a person is able to help his lawyer in court, then the judge believes he is:
a. Competent
b. Incompetent
a. Competent
When the Defendant is in the courtroom, he should:
a. Let everyone know what he thinks by speaking out loud
b. Sit quietly and talk in a low voice to his lawyer
b. Sit quietly and talk in a low voice to his lawyer
The witness stand (box) is:
a. Where the witnesses eat lunch
b. Where witnesses testify
b. Where the witnesses testify
Everyone testifying has to be sworn in and take an oath, this means:
a. Promise not to lie on the witness stand
b. They didn't do it
c. They need to take a break
a. Promise not to lie on the witness stand
Another name for your lawyer might be:
a. The public defender
b. The State's Attorney
a. Public Defender
If the judge thinks the person does not understand what goes on in court, the judge thinks the person is:
a. Competent
b. Incompetent
b. Incompetent
When someone says something about the Defendant in court, he should:
a. Listen carefully and talk quietly only to his lawyer
b. Stand up and yell, "You are wrong."
a. Listen carefully and talk quietly only to his lawyer
Money to be paid for a person's punishment for being found guilty of a crime:
a. A plea bargain
b. Blackmail
c. A fine
a. A Fine
A felony is:
a. A very serious of crime
b. Not a serious crime
a. A very serious crime
The Public Defender is also called:
a. The Judge
b. The Defense Attorney
b. Defense Attorney
The meeting to decide if a person can help his lawyer in court is called a:
a. Trial
b. Competency hearing
b. Competency hearing
When a witness says something to the judge that is not true, the defendant should:
a. Call the witness a liar
b. Quietly tell his lawyer the truth, the real story
Quietly tell his lawyer the truth, the real story
The punishment the judge gives a person for breaking the law is called:
a. Verdict
b. Sentence
b. Sentence
The person in court who tries to prove that the defendant is guilty:
a. State Attorney/Prosecutor
b. Bailiff/Court officer
a. State Attorney/Prosecutor
When your lawyer asks you questions about the crime you should:
a. Refuse to answer him
b. Answer his questions
b. Answer the questions
If the judge thinks you are competent to help your lawyer, you will probably go to:
a. Sentencing
b. Competency hearing
c. Court and Trial
c. Court and Trial
When someone says something in court that the Defendant doesn't understand, he should:
a. Say nothing
b. Ask his lawyer to explain what the person said
b. Ask his lawyer to explain what the person said
If the judge or the jury's verdict is not guilty/innocent:
a. The Defendant goes to jail or prison
b. The Defendant must pay a fine
c. The Defendant gets to go home
c. The Defendant gets to go home
Prison is:
a. A place where people go when they are found guilty of a felony.
b. A place where people go when they are first arrested.
a. A place where people go when they are found guilty of a felony.
If something is confidential, this it is:
a. Secret/private
b. What everyone already knows
a. Secret/private
The person who is accused of breaking the law is the:
a. Defendant
b. Witness
a. Defendant
If the jury finds the defendant guilty and he thinks that he is innocent, he should:
a. Yell at them saying your wrong
b. Ask his lawyer to file an appeal
b. Ask his lawyer to file an appeal
A capital offense is:
a. Where the president lives
b. A misdemeanor
c. A Felony that cause great harm (murder, kidnapping)
c. A felony that cause great harm (murder, kidnapping)
If a person is arrested for a crime, they should:
a. Talk to everyone about the crime
b. Only talk to your lawyer about the crime
b. Only talk to your lawyer about the crime