Arrest
Search and Seizure
Proceedings
Bail and Hearings
Trial
100
When you are in the custody of the police and you are not free to leave.
What is under arrest?
100
Which amendment to the US Constitution talks about searches and seizures?
What is the Fourth Amendment?
100
An official summons requiring someone to testify in court.
What is a subpoena?
100
In many cases, a person can be bailed out once this percentage of their bond is paid?
What is 10%?
100
This percentage of criminal cases never go trial.
What is 90%?
200
In order for this to be issued, there needs to be a sworn testimony and a complaint stating specifics of the alleged crime.
What is an arrest warrant?
200
This states that evidence seized illegally cannot be used in a criminal trial.
What is the exclusionary rule?
200
This granted when a defendant is willing to give incriminating testimony.
What is immunity?
200
A screening process to see if there is enough evidence to require a defendant to stand trial.
What is a preliminary hearing?
200
During jury selection, this privilege allows lawyers to dismiss a limited number potential jurors without giving a specific reason.
What is a peremptory challenge?
300
A police officer is allowed to arrest someone without first obtaining an arrest warrant, as long as this criteria is met?
What is probable cause?
300
In addition to stating the specifically describing the person and/or place to be search, it must also state what?
What is the specific item(s) to be searched for and seized?
300
What is the US Supreme Court case that gave is the rights of the accused?
What is the 1966 case Miranda v. Arizona?
300
This is when you are allowed to be released on a "personal" bond and is usually reserved low risk offenders.
What is personal recognizance?
300
This states that a defendant cannot be prosecuted a second time for the same crime.
What is double jeopardy?
400
If a police officer saw someone on the street corner looking distressed or nervous, this would give them the right to speak with them and conduct a "stop and frisk."
What is reasonable suspicion?
400
The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution protects citizens against what kind of searches and seizures?
What is unreasonable searches and seizures?
400
[This was not on your review guide] These two criteria must be met in order for a confession to be admitted into court.
What is they must be deemed voluntary and trustworthy?
400
Before anyone can be tried for a serious crime in a Federal court, they must first have received this from a Grand Jury.
What is an indictment?
400
Prosecutors will often offer the accused one of these which lessens both their sentences and charges if they are willing to not go ahead with the full trial process?
What is a plea bargain?
500
[This was not on the review guide] In using information provided by an informant to lead to issuing an arrest warrant, a judge will want to know if the police have any other sources of evidence that _________ the information provided by the informant.
What is corroborate or confirm the information?
500
[This was not on the review guide.] The following situations have this in common: borders and airports, lockers in a high school and vehicle searches.
What are times when a search can be conducted without a warrant?
500
The termination of a trial before its normal conclusion because of a procedural error.
What is a mistrial?
500
A grand jury offers a significant level of protection to citizens because they stand in judgement of both the facts or evidence in the case and the application or interpretation of what?
What is the law as it is applied to the case?
500
This is a court order for a prisoner to appear in court before a judge to determine if the prisoner is being lawfully held
What is a writ of habeas corpus?
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