POL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

________________ is when the prosecution charges the defendant with a crime?

• arraignment

• pretrial disposition

• indictment

• charges

In a criminal case, the state has the responsibility of __________?

• confession

• verbal evidence

• burden proof

• all the above

________________ is presided over by a lower court judge who determines whether or not there is enough evidence to support the charges against the defendant?

• pretrial hearing

• plea bargin

• preliminary hearing

• none of the above

A _____________ is presided over by a lower court judge who determines whether or not there is enough evidence to support the charges against the defendant?

• preliminary hearing

• contest hearing

• hearing of facts

• pretrial hearing

___________ is an option for prosecutors to determine whether or not to bring criminal charges against a defendant in court? Heard by jurors.

• preliminary hearing

• presentation of facts

• grand jury

• none of the above

________________ are requests made by the prosecution and defense to share evidence or to ban evidence from the trial

• discovery of evidence

• evidence discovery

• evidence offerings

• pre-trail motions

This kind of plea is used when the defendant agrees with the facts of the crime but does not believe they are guilty, most commonly used to prevent guilty pleas from being used in civil court cases

• guilty

• no guilty

• reserves plea

• no contest

True or False:

The arraignment is considered the first official court appearance for the defendant?

• true

• false

True or False:

A plea bargain can occur at any time during the criminal trial process

• True

• false

________________ is the process of gathering a jury of peers. It allows for the defense to prevent unfit jury

members.

• jury selection

• jury trail

• Grand jury

• none of the above