Police Terms
A method by which witnesses are asked to identify suspects from a row of people
What is a lineup?
Before a person can be charged with this class of crime, the case must be sent to a grand jury.
What is a felony?
This type of offense can be punished by no more than 15 days in jail.
What is a violation?
Police must read suspects these before questioning them.
What are Miranda rights?
Both the prosecutor and defense attorneys are looking to dismiss jurors who exhibit this.
What is bias?
An account of where one was at the time of a crime, used as evidence of innocence.
What is an alibi?
This is the term used for when a grand jury decides that evidence is sufficient to charge a person.
What is indictment?
Armed robbery is an example of this class of crime.
What is a felony?
A judge can set this to as a way to release a person charged with a crime while ensuring he or she will show up for his or her trial trial.
What is bail?
If a person lies while being questioned for jury duty, he or she can be charged with this.
What is perjury?
A document issued by a judge that allows the police to search a place for evidence.
What is a search warrant (or warrant)?
A grand jury generally meets for at least this long.
What is two weeks?
Petit larceny is an example of this class of crime.
What is a misdemeanor?
After an arrest, the case is presented by police to this person, who will decide whether there is sufficient cause to charge the person with a crime.
Who is the district attorney?
When jury selection is complete this many people will normally have been chosen to sit on a jury.
What is 13 (12 and an alternate)
The authority to enforce the law in a given area
What is jurisdiction?
There are this many members on a grand jury.
What is 23?
This type of offense is normally punished with fines.
What is a violation?
This is the process of being formally charged with a crime,
What is arraignment?
This is the what a person received in the mail when he or she is called to jury duty.
What is a summons?
An announcement to all police agencies in an area to be on the lookout for a specific suspect
What is an all points bulletin (or APB)?
There must be at least this many members of a grand jury present in order to decide whether to send a case to trial.
What is 16?
Misdemeanors can be punished by a up to this much jail time.
What is 364 days?
A person cannot be held in custody for longer than this without being charged with a crime.
What is 48 hours?
A defense attorney or prosecutor can use this type of challenge to have a juror dismissed without having to give a reason.
What is a peremptory challenge?