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CSULA Crim 203
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 2
05/07/2012

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A trail by a judge without a jury is called a _____ trial
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Bench/court
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A statute is a form of law created by:
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Legislative body
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Around 90% of felony convictions result from
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Plea bargains
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After booking, arrestees will be brought be a judge at the _____ advised of there rights and the charges, and be given a chance to make bail
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arraignment
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Which amendment to the U.S. constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures
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Th
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The burden of proof required for a victory in a civil case in the:
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ponder of evidence
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Obtaining clients is half of the problem facing private attorneys who represent criminal clients, the second half is:
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getting paid
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Due process rights generally do not include the ______ amendment
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3rd, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th
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the two major adversary actors in the criminal justice system are
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prosecutor vs public defender
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at which stage of a felony case is the defense attorney least likely to be present?
Definition
grand jury
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the crime control model is usually associated with _____ politics
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Conservative
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to which amendment is the right to counsel attributed to?
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6th
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which of the following is a characteristic of the crime control model of criminal justice?
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Protect public over rights
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which of the the two amendments to the U.S. constitution mention due process?
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fifth and fourteen
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which of the following is the highest burden of proof?
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beyond reasonable doubt
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which of the following are true of the appellate courts
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never a single judge, no new trail, no new testimony, reviews records, motions
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Res judiccata refers to
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need to bring to conclusion, wrap it up
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equality in law
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fairness, standard, predictability
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in the adversarial system
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all sides presues self interest
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law
Definition
maintains of order,
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the size of the supreme court is determined by
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the constitution
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the decision in marbury v madison
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the power of judicial review
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most lawyers in colonial America received there training
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apprenticeships
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uniformity of legal education
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reduces cost, predictability, set standards
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standards for admission the bar are
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the states
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jurisdiction refers to
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geographically, sub matter
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long arm statutes
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access allow to get from other jurisdiction
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an appellate court decides cases based on
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transcripts, procedures
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a norm indicates social expectations of what is right or norm
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true
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law can be conceived of as a body of customs governing society
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true
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the concept of natural law serves to limit the power of government
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true
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common law depends on the outcome of future cases
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false
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the case method is a Conservative approach of law
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true
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first year law school courses are virtually the same at all law schools
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true
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uniformity of legal education increase the predictability of the law
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true
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when considering a case, appellate courts never permit new testimony
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true
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appellate course do not permit the witnesses to testify
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true
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the supreme court provides elaborate explanations for why it declines to a hear case
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false
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