Competency Training 1
What is it called when someone breaks the law?
What is a crime?
When pleading guilty you are telling the Judge you did the crime.
What is Guilty?
A form of evidence that is obtained from witness who makes a statement or fact.
What is testimony?
A punishment when a juvenile is found guilty in court, live at home with their parents and talks to their Juvenile Probation Officer (JPO).
What is probation?
If you are in a Juvenile Detention Hearing you would go to this hearing to determine if you go home or stay in detention.
What is an Detention Hearing?
What is a rule to keep people and other things safe?
What is a Law?
The defendants lack of legal ability to testify or stand trial.
What is incompetency?
When the other lawyer asks you questions during a trial.
What is Cross Examination?
Additional rules the judge can order when a juvenile is put on probation.
What is sanctions?
A hearing to determine if a defendant is able to participate in their own defense.
What is a competency review hearing?
Someone is accusing you of doing something wrong that is against the rules.
What is a charge?
When you admit that you did what you were accused of doing. If you plead this, there won't be a trial and the judge will order a punishment for doing the crime.
What is Not Guilty?
The oath in juvenile court.
What is "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth".
Finding a defendant not guilty of a crime.
What is a Aquittal?
A hearing when the Judge, Prosecutor, and Defense attorney talk to prepare for the Adjudicatory trial.
What is a Pre Trial?
A law to make sure everyone is treated fairly.
What are Rights?
You don't admit that you did the crime, but you are not saying you did not do the crime.
What is No Contest?
Someone who knows something about a crime because they saw or heard something or may have information important to proving the guilt or innocence of the defendant.
What is the Witness?
When a defendant appears before a court to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or no contest.
What is an arraignment?
The judge receives evidence (testimony, pictures, fingerprints) that would help him or her decide if you did the crime.
What is a Adjudicatory Trial?
Money that a defendant and parent has to pay as punishment for a crime.
What is a fine?
A person under the age of 18.
What is a Juvenile Delinquent?
A witness such as a Doctor or Psychologist with special knowledge or facts relevant to your case.
What is a Expert Witness?
If you are found guilty, the Judge will give you a punishment for doing the crime.
What is a Deposition Hearing?