Chapter 10 Pretrial / Criminal Trail

What federal legislation allows federal judges to deny bail to persons who are thought to be dangerous?

1984 Federal Bail Reform Act

Grand juries are comprised of private citizens who hear evidence presented by the prosecution and often consist of _______________ members.

23

McNabb v. U.S. formally established that a defendant being held in custody has a right to appear in court before a magistrate:

48

The two-sided structure under which American criminal trial courts operate is also known as:

Adversarial System

One group designed to help improve the court system and the adjudication process is:

Court-watch groups

____________ is oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the witness stand during a criminal trial.

Testimony

Release on recognizance is defined as:

The pretrial release of a criminal defendant on his or her written promise to appear in court as required..

Which of the following is not a type of juror challenge?

challenges for knowledge

A preliminary hearing is held to:

determine if there is probable cause to hold the defendant for trial.

A defendant is usually present during a grand jury inquiry and the defense cross examines witnesses

false

Challenge to the Array is tool used by judges to bar real evidence from the criminal trial.

false

The bail decision is made at what stage of the court process?

first appearance

An " oral or written request made to a court at any time before, during, or after court proceedings, asking the court to make a specified finding, decision, or order." is also known as:

motion

What type of plea is most similar to a guilty plea?

nolo contendere

Weapons, tire tracks, and fingerprints are what type of evidence?

real evidence

The primary purpose of the criminal trial is:

to determine the guilt or innocence of a defendant.

Bail serves two purposes. One is to help ensure the reappearance of the accused at trial. The other is:

to prevent people who have not been convicted from suffering imprisonment unnecessarily

Automatic video recording of the proceedings, using ceiling-mounted cameras with voice-initiated switching is a step in attempting to improve the adjudication process.

true

Dying declarations and spontaneous statements are considered exceptions to the hearsay rule.

true

Plea bargaining circumvents the trial process and dramatically reduces the time required fo

true