This occurs when a person suspected of a crime is taken into custody.
What is an arrest?
100
This occurs when a jury in a criminal trial is unable to agree on a verdict.
What is a mistrial or hung jury?
100
Formal request to a court to make a ruling or take some other action
What is a motion?
100
"No person . . . shall be compelled in any criminal to be a witness against himself."
What is The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
100
Being held on a million dollar bail when you only stole a mango banana slurpee from 7/11 for the first time.
What is excessive bail?
200
An underage person committing a crime.
What is "infancy" as used a defense to a crime?
200
A court order requiring a person to appear in court to testify.
What is a subpoena?
200
Daily Double: When a police officer uses too much force or makes an unlawful arrest, the accused may bring a civil action; like the Rodney King case.
What is The Civil Rights Act?
200
Daily Double: A seizure.
What is an arrest under the 4th amendment?
200
Assurance given to the court to ensure the defendant will return for trial?
What is bail?
300
Misappropriating property from someone that you work with.
What is embezzlement?
300
Daily Double: A jury deciding to disregard the law and the judges' instructions when they believe they must do so to
dispense justice.
What is "jury nullification?"
300
A plea by the defendant that does not admit guilt but also does not contest the charges
What is Nolo contendere?
300
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
_________ and _________ trial…" -- Sixth Amendment
What is a speedy and public trial?
300
Evidence obtained in an illegal search...and cannot be used at trial.
What is fruit of the poisonous tree/exclusionary rule.
400
Beyond a reasonable doubt.
What is the burden of proof in a criminal trial for a conviction?
400
The right to confront and cross-examine witnesses comes from this.
What is The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
400
Process of negotiation among the accused, the defense attorney and the prosecutor that grants certain concessions to the accused in exchange for a guilty plea.
What is Plea bargaining?
400
Daily Double: 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case extended the exclusionary rule to state courts.
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
400
Accused right against excessive bail.
What is The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
500
Blowing Seattle Sunshine out of the window of your car, and the police officer stops you amounts to probable cause.
What is plain view/sight/smell?
500
Witness cannot be prosecuted based on information
provided in his or her own testimony.
What is immunity?
500
"Under the "color of law."
What the breaking of the law when it occurs by a police officer?
500
Daily Double: The "public safety" exception to Miranda/Exigent circumstances.
A police office may ask questions necessary to
ensure public safety before advising suspects of
their Miranda rights is necessary when?
500
Danger to self, danger to society and flight risk.