The Constitution
Pre-Trial
Criminal Trial
Jury
Post Conviction
100
This amendment prohibits excessive bail, but does not guarantee the right to bail.
What is the 8th Amendment?
100
This court appearance occurs "promptly" after arrest and usually within 48 hours.
What is the initial appearance or arraignment?
100
97% of criminal convictions occur this way.
What is through plea bargaining?
100
This final case decision made by the jury is known as the ____________.
What is the verdict?
100
The appeals process is only available to the ___________.
What is the defense?
200
This amendment guarantees a defendant's right to a speedy trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
200
This is the amount or conditions set by the court to ensure that the defendant will appear for further criminal proceedings.
What is bail?
200
This law limits the amount of time prosecutors have to file criminal charges against a suspect after the crime has been committed.
What is statute of limitations?
200
If a jury is isolated from the public, they are _________.
What is sequestered?
200
This occurs when a jury fails to reach a unanimous decision.
What is a hung jury?
300
This amendment guarantees a defendant's right to an "impartial" jury.
What is the 6th Amendment?
300
This type of bail occurs when a defendant is released at no cost with the understanding that he or she will return at the time of trial.
What is Release on Recognizance (ROR) or Own Recognizance (OR) bond?
300
These are the two types of plea bargains.
What are sentence-reducing and charge-reducing?
300
Master jury lists are usually drawn from these two lists.
What are driver's licenses or voter registration lists?
300
The 5th Amendment prohibits a second prosecution in the same court for the same criminal offense. This is known as ________.
What is double jeopardy?
400
This amendment protects against self-incrimination.
What is the 5th Amendment?
400
The process of discovery begins for the defense at this court appearance.
What is the preliminary hearing?
400
This is the standard of proof required in a criminal case.
What is beyond a reasonable doubt?
400
These are the two ways that potential jurors are excluded from jury duty.
What are challenges for cause and peremptory challenges?
400
This is a conviction by verdict or guilty plea of a person who is factually innocent of the charges.
What is a wrongful conviction?
500
Cross examination of witnesses fulfills this clause of the 6th Amendment.
What is the confrontation clause?
500
The defendant is notified of these four things at the initial appearance.
What are: 1. the charges 2. constitutional rights 3. preliminary hearing date 4. amount of bail
500
This type of trial occurs when a defendant waives his or her right to a jury trial.
What is a bench trial?
500
These are the 5 requirements to serve on a jury.
What are: 1. be 18 years of age 2. no felony convictions 3. healthy 4. sufficiently intelligent 5. read, write, comprehend English
500
These are 3 of the 5 causes of wrongful conviction.
What are: 1. eyewitness misidentification 2. false confessions 3. faulty forensic evidence 4. false informant testimony 5. law enforcement misconduct
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