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True or False. The only discretion prosecutors have is in deciding whether to charge a suspect with a crime or not.
What is False?
100
This term refers to a jury that cannot come up with a decision in a criminal case.
What is hung jury?
100
This term refers to situations in which both federal and state courts have jurisdiction in a criminal case.
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
100
True or False. There are some exceptions to attorney-client privilege.
What is True?
100
True or False. The finding that women are less likely to go to prison than men is an example of sentencing disparity.
What is False?
200
This term refers to the list of cases entered on a court's calendar to be heard.
What is docket?
200
What percentage of criminal convictions occur through plea bargaining?
What is 97%?
200
Prosecutors represent the _______ in criminal trial proceedings.
What is state?
200
Public defenders represent _________ in criminal trial proceedings.
What is suspected offender?
200
This term refers to the process by which prospective jurors are questioned by attorneys in a criminal case.
What is voir dire?
300
This clause guarantees defendants the right to hear witnesses testify against them during the criminal trial.
What is confrontation clause?
300
The Supreme Court will only listen to cases if these many Justices agree to hear it.
What is four?
300
This term refers to a formal investigation made by both sides of attorneys prior to a trial.
What is discovery?
300
This term refers to monetary compensation for damages done to the victim by the offender's criminal act.
What is restitution?
300
The purpose of this sentencing philosophy is to provide criminal wrongdoers with the resources they need to NOT commit more crime in the future.
What is rehabilitation?
400
This party is responsible for meeting the strict standard of proof necessary in a criminal trial.
What is the prosecution or state attorney?
400
This term refers to judges releasing defendants (without bail) to the community before the trial process.
What is release on recognizance?
400
Name one factor that prevents a defendant from receiving the death penalty.
What is age, insanity, and/or mental retardation?
400
These factors may lead judges to give convicted defendants a harsher sentence than expected.
What is aggravating circumstances?
400
This law limits the amount of time prosecutors have to bring criminal charges against a suspect after the crime has occurred.
What is statute of limitations?
500
Who has the power to determine whether a convicted defendant will receive the death penalty?
What is a jury?
500
This is the purpose of a preliminary hearing or grand jury hearing.
What is to establish probable cause?
500
What Federal Circuit Court District does North Carolina belong to?
What is 11th?
500
From bottom to top, this is how the federal court system is structured.
What is U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court?
500
U.S. Supreme Court rulings are based on this type of information.
What is written arguments provided by attorneys in a case?