Federal Courts
This is the lowest-level federal trial court.
What is a U.S. District Court?
These courts often hear misdemeanors and minor criminal offenses.
What are lower courts?
The process of asking a higher court to review a lower court decision.
What is an appeal?
Most felony criminal cases in Maryland begin in this court.
What is the Circuit Court?
This courtroom official creates the official written record of the trial.
Who is the court reporter?
There are this many federal district courts in the United States.
What is 94?
The courts handle wills, estates, and guardianships.
What are probate courts?
An appellate court may uphold, overturn, or do this to a lower court decision.
What is modify?
A driver contests a speeding ticket issued in Towson. The case will likely be heard here.
What is the District Court of Maryland?
This side must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
What is the prosecution?
A defendant is charged with robbing a federally insured bank. His case begins here.
What is a U.S. District Court?
A defendant charged with felony robbery in Maryland would likely be tried here.
What is a state trial court?
A defendant argues that evidence was improperly admitted during trial and seeks review.
What is an appeal based on legal error?
A Maryland State Police forensic scientist testifies about DNA evidence collected at a crime scene.
What is an expert witness?
Jurors cannot unanimously agree on a verdict?
What is a hung jury?
A case involving customs and international trade laws would be heard in this specialized Court.
What is the U.S. Court of International Trade?
A defendant claims trial errors affected the verdict and asks a higher state court for review.
What is an appellate court?
Reporters and spectators attend a criminal trial under rights provided by this amendment.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
A defendant is arrested in Baltimore County for felony burglary. The trial will most likely occur in this court.
What is Baltimore County Circuit Court?
A psychologist explains how a mental disorder may have influenced behavior at the time of the crime.
What is expert witness testimony?
A defendant loses in a federal appeals court and seeks review from the nation's highest court.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
This is the highest court in a state and the court of last resort.
What is the state supreme court?
An appellate court finds a serious procedural error and orders a new trial.
What is overturning the conviction?
A defendant convicted in Baltimore County appeals a conviction for improper admission of evidence. The first reviewing court is this court.
James is convicted of felony burglary in Baltimore County. After sentencing, he files an appeal. The appellate court affirms his conviction, but he files one final appeal to Maryland's highest court. Name the three courts in the order his case would mover through the Maryland court system.
What is the Circuit Court for Baltimore County-Appellate Court of Maryland, and the Supreme Court of Maryland?