Criminal Justice test 3

Which of the following individuals would probably be excluded from jury service?

A police officer

Which of the following is a member of the courtroom work group

A public defender

appeals to federal appellate courts involve major questions of law and policy where there is considerable professional disagreement among the courts.

A) Nonconsensual

A drug court is an example of a(n) ________.

A) problem-solving court

The U.S. District Courts are the ________ for the federal court system

A) trial courts

created the federal court system.

Article III, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution.

Which of the following provides the first appellate level for courts of limited jurisdiction?

B) Trial courts of general jurisdiction

TV shows like The People's Court and Judge Judy are examples of which type of court?

B) Trial courts of limited jurisdiction

A trial de novo occurs when

B) a case is retried on appeal

_ refers to the lawful authority of a court to hear or to act on a case from its beginning and to pass judgment on the law and the facts.

C) Original jurisdiction

While Bob was studying in the library, his wallet was stolen. When the thief was caught, Bob opted to resolve the case informally at a ________ staffed by volunteer mediators.

C) dispute-resolution center

The defendant exercises choice in the court process in which of the following decisions?

Deciding what plea to enter

is information having a tendency to clear a person of guilt or blame

Exculpatory evidence

Which U.S. Supreme Court case established the Court's as the final interpreter of the U.S. Constitution

Marbury v. Madison

Which type of indigent defense involves the use of full-time salaried state employees

Public defender programs

A defendant who is not indigent and who can afford private attorney fees will have which type of defense attorney?

Retained counsel

How are federal district court judges selected?

They are appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate

George has been accused of multiple crimes. Why would the prosecutor want to try George separately on each charge

Trying charges separately would allow another trial on a new charge if George is found not guilty at a trial.

are often considered the most forgotten people in the courtroom

Victims

Courts that have the authority to review a decision made by a lower court are said to have ________ jurisdiction.

appellate

Mario is a criminal attorney with a private practice. He has been appointed by the court to serve as a defense attorney for an indigent defendant and receives a fee from the court that is set by the state government. Mario is a(n) ________ counsel

assigned

The ________ keeps order in the courtroom and announces the judge's entry to the courtroom.

bailiff

A(n) ________ may provide information about the defendant's personality, family life, and business acumen in an effort to show that the defendant is not the kind of person who would commit the crime with which he or she is charged

character witness

The most important form of prosecutorial discretion lies in the power to

charge, or not to charge, a person with an offense

The role of the ________ is to create a record of all that occurs during a trial.

court reporter

Because the states wanted to retain significant legislative authority and judicial autonomy, the United States has a(n) ________ system

dual-court

The judge

holds ultimate authority in ruling on matters of law

A subpoena _

is a written order requiring an individual to appear in court

An eyewitness who saw a crime being committed is an example of a(n) ________ witness

lay

The Missouri Plan is a

plan for restructuring state courts systems to increase efficiency and reduce case backlog

The power of judicial review allows the U.S. Supreme Court to

review lower-court decisions and state and federal statutes

The clerk of court is responsible for

summoning members of the public for jury duty