Chapter 10 Handout

The three types of juror challenges are:

1) Challenges to the array 2) Challenges for cause 3) Peremptory challenges

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

48 hours

____ evidence requires interpretation or that requires a judge or jury to reach a conclusion based on what the evidence indicates.

Circumstantial

An oral summation of a case presented to a judge, or to a judge and jury, by the prosecution or by the defense in a criminal trial is called the ____

closing argument

A preliminary hearing is held to: What are the 2 things discussed here?

determine whether there is probable cause to hold the defendant; 1) Formal Charges 2) Defendant can enter pleas

The primary purpose of the criminal trial is to determine the ____ or ____ of a defendant

guilt innocence

A ____ plea is most similar to a guilty plea

nolo contendere/ no contest

Beyond a ____ is the standard of proof necessary for conviction in criminal trials.

reasonable doubt

A ____ jury is isolated from the public during the course of a trial and throughout the deliberation process.

sequestered

Release on recognizance (ROR) is defined as:

the pretrial release of a criminal defendant on his or her written promise to appear in court as required (no cash or property bond is required).

The decision of the jury in a jury trial or of a judicial officer in a nonjury trial is commonly known as the ____

verdict