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Miranda
Gideon
Trial
Criminal Law
Objections
100
What did Miranda force police officers to do?
What is advise suspects of their rights
100
At the time of Gideon's original case, what type of defendant or case was allowed to have court appointed counsel?
What is death penalty defendants only
100
The attorney who works on behalf of the defendant in court
What is Defense Attorney
100
Cases must be decided based on what has happened in previous cases refers to (starts with a "P")
What is precedent
100
An objection made when a question is not clear or specific.
What is Vague and Ambiguous
200
What is self incrimination?
What is when a person basically rats on himself
200
What is one common problem with a public defender system?
What is too few attorneys with too many cases
200
Who decides the facts in a case?
What is the Jury
200
The guilty mind
What is mens rea
200
A witness can only testify to something to which that have direct knowledge
What is Personal Knowledge
300
The word that describes when something is accused by not yet proven
What is alleged
300
Who still cannot get a court appointed attorney in a criminal case?
What is someone who can afford their own attorney
300
The burden of proof in a criminal trial
What is Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
300
The guilty act
What is actus reus
300
A witness must be shown to have been in a position to know certain facts before the witness can testify to those facts
What is Foundation
400
Why did law enforcement advocates not want Miranda to become law?
What is they thought it would make job of police too difficult
400
the name of the document which can be filed by organizations that are not parties to the action so that they can let their opinion be heard
What is amicus brief
400
When attorneys lay out their "road map" for the evidence in the case.
Opening statement
400
When you have both the actus reus and the mens rea at the same time
What is concurrence
400
Relevant evidence but the value is outweighed by the potential prejudice it will create
What is 352: More prejudicial than probative
500
What year was the Miranda case decided?
What is 1966
500
What percentage of people that come into contact with the criminal justice system rely on a court appointed attorney?
What is 80%
500
Latin term for jury selection process
What is Voir Dire
500
The elements for murder
What is unlawful killing, of a human being, with premeditation and malice aforethought
500
Out of court statement by a third party offered for the truth of the matter stated.
What is Hearsay