Competency FACTS
This is the name of the court case that established the rules of Competency, as we know them.
What is Dusky vs. U.S.?
These are the parties who have to agree to a plea bargain.
Who are the defendant, judge and prosecutor?
This is the offense of lying willfully under oath.
What is perjury?
Name 2 of the 4 types of interpersonal relationships.
What are (any mix of):
Friendship, Family, Romantic and Professional?
This is the name of the villain in 'The Little Mermaid.'
What is Ursula?
This is a court appearance in which the defendant is formally charged with a crime and asked for the initial plea.
This is one type of plea bargain that a prosecutor that can offer. It involves dropping lesser charges in order to obtain a guilty plea to a major charge.
What is Charge Bargaining?
This is the law that prohibits someone being tried twice for the same crime.
What is Double Jeopardy?
This is the definition of 'Gross Pay'.
What is the total amount of money earned before any deductions are made?
Name something that is full of holes but still holds water.
What is a sponge?
This has been identified as the number one 'con' against plea bargaining as a practice.
What is innocent people pleading guilty?
This is another type of plea bargain that could be offered by the prosecutor. In this type, the punishment is lessened.
What is Sentence Bargaining?
This is the world's oldest written national constitution that is still in use (from 1787.)
What is The US Constitution?
What are Assertive, Passive and Aggressive?
The main character of this movie franchise was named 'Katniss.'
What is The Hunger Games?
This is an additional penalty added to a base sentence, increasing punishment due to specific aggravating factors.
What is Enhancement?
These are three (3) rights someone would give up if they were to sign a plea deal.
What are: the right to a jury trial; right to confront witnesses; right to remain silent; right to testify; right to appeal? (Any combination of 3.)
This is the total number of teeth an average, fully grown adult has.
What is 32?
Give yourself a positive affirmation.
Any positive affirmation will work :)
What is Millennium Falcon?
This is a complaint made to a higher court to review the decision of a lower court to determine whether or not an error or injustice was committed by the lower court.
What is an Appeal?
These are 3 important factors prosecutors take into account when deciding what to offer for plea deals. (Name two of them.)
What are: prior criminal history; strength of the evidence; severity of the offense?
This is the name of the top number in a fraction.
What is the numerator?
What is the 50/30/20 rule in budgeting?
What is 50% needs, 30% wants and 20% savings?
The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
What is Friday?