Chapter 14: Criminal Law

The means by which a criminal defendant, after exhausting direct appellate remedies, seeks to attack the conditions of his or her confinement or otherwise indirectly attack his or her conviction.

• Collateral Attack

• Bill of Particulars

• True Bill

• Undertaking

Which best defines acquittal?

• In criminal law, a finding of not guilty

• The actual restraint of a person for the submission to custody

• A change in the location of a trial

• A written accusation against the defendant

The hearing at which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment

• Arraignment

• Grand Jury

• Probation

• Indictment

What is the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor?

• Felony: offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Misdemeanor: punishable by fine or imprisonment for less than one year

• Misdemeanor: offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Felony: punishable by fine or imprisonment for less than one year

A body of citizens assembled to receive complaints and accusations in criminal cases, to hear evidence, and to determine whether probable cause exists that a crime has been committed and whether an indictment should be issued

• Grand Jury

• Capital Cases

• True Bill

• Substantive Law

What is the best definition of an arrest?

• The actual restraint of a person for the submission to custody

• A change in the location of a trial

• A person or entity who posts bond for another

• The document generated by a grand jury if probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed

An indictment and information are both written accusations. What is the key difference between the two accusations?

• Indictment: issued by a grand jury against a defendant. Information: written against the defendant

• Information: issued by a grand jury against a defendant. Indictment: written against the defendant

Which definition best describes the Bill of Particulars?

• A motion by a criminal defendant that requests details concerning the offense charged

• Security given for the release of a jailed person that guarantees his or her attendance at all required court appearances

• The result returned by a grand jury when there is no probable cause to believe a crime has been committed

• Sentence imposed for commission of a crime in which a convicted criminal is released in to the community under the supervision of a probation officer

A written guaranty executed by a defendant and a surety to ensure the defendant will appear and make himself/herself available to the court

• Undertaking

• Warrant

• Probation

• No Bill

What is the difference between a "No Bill" and a "True Bill"?

• No Bill: result returned when there is no probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. True Bill: document generated if probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed

• True Bill: result returned when there is no probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. No Bill: document generated if probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed