Quiz 6

Following a shoplifter apprehension involving several thousand dollars in merchandise, it is determined that criminal prosecution will be pursued in the matter. The official, public forum that is charged with the responsibility to hear legal cases, determine the outcome, provide a ruling and administer justice is known as: A Jurisdiction A Venue A Precinct A Court

A Court

If a trial jury has been given adequate opportunity to deliberate the facts of a case and is unable to reach a verdict on the defendant's guilt or innocence, the jury is classified as: An Ambivalent Jury A Hung Jury A Prejudicial Jury A Grand Jury

A Hung Jury

A civil action between individuals and/or business entities brought before a court in which one party is seeking a legal solution against another party is known as: A Grievance A Petition A Deposition A Lawsuit

A Lawsuit

A group chosen from the citizens of a district that will decide the outcome of a criminal trial is known as: A Grand Jury A Petit Jury A Hung Jury An Arbitration Jury

A Petit Jury

After a shoplifter is apprehended and police are contacted to begin criminal proceeding, the involved loss prevention manager receives a written court order that requires her to appear in court, and provide testimony as a witness in the criminal trial. The court order that she would have received is called a: A Summons A Subpoena A Docket A Judgment

A Subpoena

Officially initiating a lawsuit within the court system, this document announces to the individual that a legal proceeding has been brought against them, and that a file has been started in the governing court's records: A Summons A Subpoena A Docket A Judgment

A Summons

After a witness is presented and questioned by one side of the criminal case (the prosecution or defense), the other side of the criminal case may then question the witness, asking their own questions regarding that individual's knowledge of the case, their expertise regarding information pertinent to the case, and/or his or her credibility as a witness. This process is known as:

Cross Examination

In a democratic judicial system, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The "burden of proof" falls upon the prosecution, and guilt must be established "beyond a reasonable doubt." This provision is otherwise known as Preponderance of Evidence Assumption of Guilt Presumption of Innocence Evidentiary Incumbrance

Presumption of Innocence

The process by which the judge will render a decision on appropriate punishment or course of action in a criminal case is known as: Sentencing Verdict Settlement Judgment

Sentencing

After being apprehended for shoplifting in a department store, the individual being charged in the case is required to appear in court to stand trial for the offense in question. As the person being accused of the crime, this individual is known as: The Plaintiff The Subject The Suspect The Defendant

The Defendant