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Exam 8: Pretrial and Trial Procedures

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Explain the meaning of the right to a speedy trial and how this right may be violated.

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The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right...

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Most states impose qualifications, such as a high school education, on those called for jury service.

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An information is the charging document filed by the prosecution that forms the basis of a preliminary hearing.

The process of determining the appropriateness of jurors to sit on the jury is known as:

How does the jury selection process work?

The _____ Amendment contains the confrontation clause.

The ____ Amendment to the Constitution prohibits excessive bail.

Sara, an 18-year-old college student, uses cocaine occasionally and was just arrested after buying $200 of it. After spending the night in jail, she is ready to put this whole episode behind her. When she appears before the judge, she has a public defender representing her and the attorney has assured Sara that this is no big deal as it was her first offense. Sara's bail is surprisingly high for her offense. In fact, her lawyer calls it excessive. Sara's college was paid for by loans and scholarships. She doesn't have any money for bail; the money she used to buy the cocaine was all the money left in her checking account. She doesn't talk to her parents too often, and she wouldn't ask them for money anyway. Which of the following is likely the next step for her?

What is a pretrial diversion program and how does it benefit the offender and the justice system? How effective are these programs?

_____________ help courts deal with the problem of determining which defendants can safely be released on bail pending trial..

The Fifth Amendment guarantees you the right to a public trial.

Which of the following is false regarding diversion programs?

Which bail system requires the defendant to pay a percentage of the bond to a bonding agent who then posts the full bail amount?

Conditional bail occurs when the defendant pays a percentage of the bond, usually 10 percent, to a bonding agent who then posts the full bail.

Most defendants appearing before the courts plead ______ prior to the trial stage.

The initial group of people chosen for jury duty is called the voir dire, or jury array.

Zack pled not guilty by reason of insanity to killing his parents and his brother. He was arrested after their deaths while walking down the street covered in dried blood and not wearing any clothes. He had always been an introvert, and people used to call him names and say that he was crazy. Over couple of years leading up to the murders, Zack had a lot of blackout-type situations where he found himself somewhere unfamiliar doing something strange and didn't remember the days before he got there. Zack then spent the better part of two years in a locked psychiatric facility awaiting trial. He feels ill from the medicine they make him take, he doesn't recognize the man that they say is his attorney, and he cannot remember his full name. Zack fires his attorney, or, at least he fires the man who they say is his attorney. An interpretation of which amendment grants him the right to defend himself pro se ?

____________________ is a plea where the defendant does not accept or deny responsibility for the crimes charged but agrees to accept punishment.

After a trial, the sentencing judge may reach the decision to have the defendant committed to a state hospital.

Diversion programs allow a defendant to enter treatment instead of trial.