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14 Cards in this Set
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Participants in criminal trials |
Govt employees, defendant and legal counsel, Witnesses and Jury |
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Reasons for Plea Bargaining |
time, cost, community interest, clearing cases, confidence in case |
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Jurisdiction |
the official power to make legal decisions and judgments |
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1) What are the two types of courts that function within the American criminal justice system? |
Appeals and Supreme |
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Trial De Novo |
Criminal retrial, new evidence and testimony can be used. |
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What is judicial review? |
review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act |
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What is an appeal? |
apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
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What are community Courts? |
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Community courts are neighborhood-focused courts that attempt to harness the power of the justice system to address local problems. |
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What is bail? |
the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
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What is a grand jury? |
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a jury, normally of twenty-three jurors, selected to examine the validity of an accusation before trial. |
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What is an arraignment? |
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Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant to inform the defendant of the charges against them. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a plea. |
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What is a preliminary hearing? |
described as a "trial before the trial" at which the judge decides, not whether the defendant is "guilty" or "not guilty," but whether there is enough evidence to force the defendant to stand trial |
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What are the four tiers of courts? |
US Magistrate Courts (arraignment), Trial Courts, The Appeals Courts, US Supreme Court |
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Flow of Criminal Trial - |
Indictment à docketà pre-trial motions/jury selectionà opening statementsà presentation of evidenceà Prosecution rebuttalà closing argumentsà charge to the juryà deliberations à verdict |
