Legal System
This amendment guarantees the right to an attorney/lawyer
6th Amendment
Name the two classifications of crime.
Misdemeanor and Felony
This classification of crime typically involves violence.
Felony
A 'pat down' based on reasonable suspicion was the result of which case?
Terry v. Ohio
1984
Known as the highest court, the court of last resort.
US Supreme Court
An assaultive offense would be found in which title of the Texas Penal Code?
Offenses Against a Person
or
Title 5
This level of offense has a punishment of 2 to 20 years in jail.
Second Degree Felony
The exclusionary rule, a law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial, was the result of this case.
Mapp v. Ohio
Terry v. Ohio was decided in this year.
1968
This level of proof must be met to obtain an arrest warrant.
Probable Cause
Known as the state of mind a person has when they commit a crime
Culpable Mental State
Known as a breach of a law or rule; an illegal act.
An Offense
The use of deadly force to stop a fleeing felon was the result of this case.
Tennessee v. Garner
1966
What is another name for a formal charge against someone accused of a serious crime.
Indictment
This level of offense has a punishment of life in prison or the death penalty.
Capitol Felony
A speeding ticket is considered what level of offense?
Class C Misdemeanor
Objective reasonableness
The Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) was enacted in this year.
1984
An indictment by a grand jury is a right given in which amendment.
5th Amendment
If you receive a speeding ticket, what level of offense is this considered.
Class C Misdemeanor
A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person. What crime is this?
Police may conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle stopped on traffic if there is probable cause based on this supreme court case.
Carroll v. US
The Victim and Witness Protection Act was enacted in this year.
1982