This amendment says that the accused has the right to "be confronted with witnesses against him."
What is the 6th Amendment?
100
Supreme Court Justice Byron White argues that the 12-person jury trial is derived from what.
What is "historical accident?"
100
It is argued that THIS will lead to better prepared judges, a more informed public, and better educated citizens.
What is televising court proceedings?
100
This is the primary test to determine whether a specific piece of evidence is admissible.
What is "relevance" or "relevancy?"
100
This word for the jury selection process is French for to tell the truth.
What is "voir dire?"
200
This case said that cross-examining victims behind a screen that separated them from the defendant violated the Confrontation Clause right to confront witnesses.
What is Coy v. Iowa?
200
The famous case of the "Scottsboro boys" had defendants who were charged with this crime.
What is rape?
200
This is often described as being a structured advisory proceeding.
What is the overall trial process.
200
Writings, photographs, and recordings would all be considered to be admissible as THIS type of evidence.
What is "real evidence?"
200
In the US Supreme Court of Maryland v. Craig, the Court allowed an exception to the Confrontation Clause and allowed witnesses to testify by closed-circuit TV if it was shown that face-to-face confrontation was too traumatic in these types of cases.
What are child abuse cases?
300
This is the amendment that guarantees a defendant the right to a trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
300
In the case of Doggett v. US, the time period between the indictment of the defendant and the arrest was this long.
What is 8 1/2 years?
300
Normally, in order to be a juror, you have to be over 18, be a US citizen, and reside where?
What is the county in which the trial is occurring?
300
This Clause of the 6th Amendment controls the admissibility of hearsay evidence.
What is the "Confrontation Clause?"
300
This was the US Supreme Court case that requires prosecutors to provide to defendants and defense attorneys the identity and information about confidential informants that the police used in the case.
What is Rovario v. US?
400
This is the case that gave all defendants charged with a felony the right to a jury trial.
What is Duncan v. Louisiana?
400
In the case of Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court, the US Supreme Court held that this stage of the legal proceedings should remain open to the public.
What is a preliminary hearing?
400
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are not allowed to do this in their opening statements.
What is make "prejudicial or inflammatory remarks?"
400
Although these gloves were admitted in his trial, the defense attorneys said that "since they don't fit, you must acquit." It was also referred to as the murder trial of the century.
What is the OJ Simpson trial?
400
Even though the sentences for these types of crimes might, when added together, exceed six months in jail, the US Supreme Court in Lewis v. US held that there was no constitutional right to a jury trial if you were charged with this low level of an offense.
What are petty offenses?
500
This was the case that decided that a defendant has a right to a jury trial when they are facing incarceration of six months or more, regardless of whether they are charged with a felony or not.
What is Baldwin v. NY?
500
The right to a jury trial that is open to the public is meant for this person's benefit.
Who is the accused or the defendant?
500
Although court rulings have prohibited peremptory challenges or getting rid of jurors based on their race, ethnicity or gender, there have been no cases that have prohibited jurors being excused for this.
What is their "age?"
500
While these comments by the prosecutor and the defense attorney are not considered as evidence, both the prosecutor and the defense attorney get an opportunity during this phase of the trial to argue why the evidence that was admitted supports their position on whether the defendant is guilty or not.
What are "closing arguments?"
500
Although we generally believe that jury verdicts in criminal trials must be unanimous, as is required in the State of Colorado, this US Supreme Court case held that the 6th and 14th Amendments do not prohibit criminal convictions by less than unanimous juries.