CRM 210 Ch. 9 Readings

dispute-resolutation centers

hear victims' claims of minor wrongs such as passing bad checks, trespassing, shoplifting, and petty theft.

Jurisdiction

(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

State Court System

A state judicial structure. Most states have at least three court levels: trial courts, appellate courts, and a state supreme court.

Which of the following statements regarding defense counsel is true?

Communications between defense attorneys and defendants is confidential and attorneys cannot be required or forced to reveal any information confided to them by their clients.

Which of the following statements about juries is true?

Convicted felons generally are excluded from jury service.

Federal Court System

Deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire United States

community courts

Decentralized courts that respond to neighborhood conditions using citizen advisory committees, volunteers, and teen courts

Which statement regarding the structure of the American court system is true?

Individual states have judicial autonomy over their individual court systems separate from federal control.

Joan works in a county mental health court that addresses both public safety concerns and the needs of defendants with mental illness. Defendants with serious and persistent mental illnesses are given treatment and counseling instead of being incarcerated in a jail or prison. Which of the following is true about the court in which Joan works?

It is a problem-solving court.

Which of the following statements best describes the jurisdiction of a court?

It is the territory, subject matter, or people over which a court or other justice agency may exercise lawful authority, as determined by statute or constitution.

problem-solving courts

Lower-level local courts dedicated to addressing particular social problems or troubled populations. Examples of such courts include drug courts, domestic violence courts, and mental health courts.

How has the Missouri Plan addressed the concern about allowing politics to enter the judicial selection process?

The Missouri Plan requires judicial candidates to be screened by a nonpartisan state judicial nominating committee.

Which of the following is true about the power of judicial review?

The Supreme Court uses its power of judicial review to decide whether lower courts decisions are aligned with the intent of the U.S. Constitution.

original jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.

Which of the following serves as the trial court of the federal court system?

U.S. district court

state court adminstrations

a coordinator who assists with case-flow management , operating funds budgeting, and court docket administration

22-year-old Perry is charged with first-degree murder. During the trial, the defense attorney calls Janice, Perry's elderly next-door-neighbor, to the stand. Janice describes Perry's personality to the jury, and explains how he has always refused to take any payment for helping her around the house and yard, because he said it was the right thing to do. The defense attorney uses this information to try to persuade the jury that Perry would never commit a violent crime. Janice is an example of a(n)

character witness.

courts of limited jurisdiction

courts that handle misdemeanor crimes, violations of criminal traffic laws, and lesser offenses

trial de novo

new trial

_________ jurisdiction is 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.

original

courts of general jurisdiction

state or federal courts that have jurisdiction over felony offenses and more serious civil cases

appallate jurisdiction

the authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court