KEY TERMS
The US constitutional amendment containing various criminal trial rights, such as the right to public trial, right to trial by jury, and the right to confrontation of witnesses.
Sixth Amendment
The Supreme Court ruled that a police officer might stop and frisk a person based on reasonable suspicion.
Terry v. Ohio
A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
How many justices are in the Supreme Court?
9
This Georgia court presides over all felony cases.
Superior Court
A method of picking judges through nonpartisan elections as a way to ensure that judges adhere to high standards of judicial performance.
Missouri Plan
Impacted the type of evidence allowed in courts.
Mapp v. Ohio
An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
Defendant
Which court is the HIGHEST court of the land?
Supreme Court
This Georgia Court reviews cases to correct legal errors or errors of law made at the trial level
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Representative of the state (executive branch) in criminal proceedings; advocate for the state’s case—the charge— in the adversary trial.
Prosecutor
Determined that "objective reasonableness" is the Fourth Amendment standard to be applied in assessing claims of excessive force by police
Graham v. Conner
A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Plaintiff
How many district courts are there?
94
County courts that issue warrants, hear minor criminal offenses and civil claims involving amounts of $15,000 or less.
Magistrate Court
An attorney usually employed (at no cost to the accused) by the government to represent poor persons accused of a crime.
Public Defender
A officer who shot the fleeing suspect, that was unarmed was unconstitutional.
Tennessee v. Garner
A body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
Jury
What is another name for federal trials court?
U.S. District Courts
This Georgia Court exercises limited jurisdiction within one county. These judges hear misdemeanors including traffic violations, and issue search and arrest warrants
State Court
The process of publicly pitting the prosecution and the defense against one another in pursuit of the truth.
Adversarial Procedure
The Court held that it was consistent with the Constitution to require state courts to appoint attorneys for defendants who could not afford to retain counsel on their own.
Gideon v. Wainwright
An attorney representing a defendant in a lawsuit or criminal prosecution.
Defense Attorney
This U.S. Court reviews federal state and state appellate court cases on substantive and procedural issues involving rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
U.S.Court of Appeals
This is Georgia's highest court, and reviews decisions made by other courts in civil and criminal cases
Supreme Court of Georgia