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Good Guys
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The Jury
Trial and Punishment
Sentencing
100
A federal prosecuting attorney is called
What is a U.S. Attorney?
100

This person's role in the courtroom is for the defendant and not to investigate crimes

What is a defense attorney?

100

What is the name given to the collective group of people who have been notified by the clerk that they have been selected for jury service?

What is Venire?
100
What is the term for when the severity must meet the punishment of the crime?
What is Just Deserts?
100

These are the 4 basic philosophical reasons for sentencing?

What are retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation and incapacitation?

200
These individuals rely on each other to solve cases and convict offenders
Who are prosecutor and police?
200
"I plead the 5th" offers offender this constitutional right
What is protection from self incrimination?
200
What is the main goal of jury selection?
What is to produce a cross section of the people in the jurisdiction where crime happened?
200
"The prosecutor has not met their case, we will be filing ..."
What is a motion for directed verdict?
200
After John was found guilty of armed robbery, the judge sentenced him to him to 6-12 years in prison. What type of sentencing is this?
What is indeterminate sentencing?
300
Prosecutor's are motivated by doing the "right thing" which leads to 
What are case priorities?
300

If a defendant in a criminal trial waives his or her right to have the case heard and determined by a jury, who becomes the decider of legality and fact?

What is a Judge?
300
What are the preliminary questions asked of prospective jurors?
What is voir dire?
300
Evidence can best be defined as?
Anything used to prove the existence or nonexistence of fact?
300
Sally is convicted of agg. assault. It is her first criminal conviction. The judge consults the penal code  and finds the penalty for the first time offender of agg. assault is 5 yrs.  What type of sentencing is this?
What is determinate?
400
Defendant's willingness to testify against other defendants, Victim unreliability, and sufficient evidence for conviction are all part of this, done by the prosecutor
What is a screening?
400
What amendment allows for right to counsel, think Gideon vs. Wainwright
What is the 5th Amendment?
400

If a judge is presiding over a high-profile case, he or she may decide to isolate the jury. Preventing the jury from being exposed to news reports on television, which might improperly affect their decision in the case, is the process of:

What is sequestration?
400
These are not required for a trial
What are opening statements?
400

Legislative efforts to control the amount of time convicted offenders serve

What is truth in sentencing?
500
Inducing a plea from a defendant is what a prosecutor does by this when he files a case
What is overcharging?
500

Which law allows a judge to keep at defendant in custody prior to trial "in the best interest of the community"?

What are preventative detention laws?

500

Which case prohibits defense attorneys from using a peremptory challenge to reject a juror on the basis of race?

What is Georgia vs. McCollum?

500
This charge asks the jurors in the minority to reconsider majority opinion
What is an Allen?
500
Mental Handicap, Juvenile offender, and Insanity are all these type of circumstances?
What are mitigating?