Self Incrimination Trial Pre-Trial Proceedings 6th Amendment Stuff Potpourri
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What is the Fifth Amendment?
The amendment that protects your right against self incrimination
100
What is false?
True or False: A jury can find that a person is "innocent" at the conclusion of a criminal trial.
100
What is "for cause"?
Name of the type of juror strike a prosecutor would use if the potential juror were related to the defendant
100
What is indigent?
Term for a person who does not have enough money to pay for his/her own lawyer
100
What is "I want to invoke my 5th Amendment rights"?
What a person should say if they do not wish to be questioned by police.
200
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Precedent setting 1966 case which established the now famous warnings which police must give to all suspects before interrogation.
200
They must be unanimous.
The do not need to explain their verdict.
They can acquit or convict.
They should be made up of impartial jurors.
Name two facts that are true about juries.
200
What is a peremptory strike?
Name the type of juror strike a prosecutor would use if he/she did not wish to state a reason for excluding the juror
200
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Precedent setting 1963 case that established that people who could not afford a lawyer in felony cases in state courts were entitled to an attorney paid for by the state
200
What is the prosecutor?
Name the person in the justice system with the power to charge, plea bargain, and present evidence at trial
300
What is exculpatory?
The word for statements that would tend to indicate a person may be innocent
300
Deadlocked/ hung.
The term for when a jury can not come to a verdict.
300
What is the 6th?
Amendment that protects a person's right to a fair trial
300
What is Batson v. Kentucky?
The precedent setting 1985 case that found that excluding a juror due to race was a violation of a defendant's right to a fair trial.
300
What is beyond a reasonable doubt?
The standard of evidence to be found guilty in a criminal case.
400
What is to produce reliable evidence?
What is to avoid coercion?
What is to give people due process?
Name any one of the three reasons why the Supreme Court decided to enforce the privilege against self incrimination
400
Right to an attorney
Right to cross examine witnesses
Right to compulsory process
Right to a impartial jury
Right to a speedy and public trial
Right to know the charges against you
Name 3 of the 6 parts of the 6th Amendment
400
What is the "confrontation clause"?
The name of the clause within the 6th Amendment clause that protects a defendant's ability to "cross examine" a witness against him
400
What is the Strickland Standard?
The standard by which the court decides whether a person's counsel is "ineffective"?
400
What is 5%?
Percentage of cases that actually end up going to trial and NOT getting plea bargained to conclusion
500
What is in custody?
The Supreme Court says to look at your physical surroundings, probable cause, length of detainment, and whether a person feels free to walk away to determine whether a person is __________________. for the purpose of Miranda warnings.
500
Gideon v. Wainwright
Landmark case in 1963 that found that "lawyers in criminal cases are necessities, not luxuries."
500
What is the 8th
Which amendment protects those in the US against "excessive bail"?
500
What is discovery?
Term for a pre-trial motion where the prosecution and defense share information
500
What is voir dire?
The process when prospective jurors are asked questions about whether they qualify for jury duty.






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