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What is the term for an attorney’s questioning of his or own witness after cross examination?

  • Inchoate Crime
  • Redirect Examination (correct)
  • Discretionary Jurisdiction
  • Voir Dire

    • What is the term for persons who take the law into their own hands and punish suspect lawbreakers?

  • Model Penal Code
  • Magistrate
  • Perjury
  • Vigilantes (correct)

    • During jury selection, what is the process of questioning prospective jurors called?

  • Voir Dire (correct)
  • Crime
  • Motion
  • Hearing

    • Who is the government’s attorney who presents the case against a criminal defendant?

    <p>Prosecutor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for any court proceeding, such as a trial?

    <p>Hearing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a class of property crimes that are usually job-related, such as embezzlement, bribery, and consumer fraud?

    <p>White-collar crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the power of some appeals courts to accept or refuse to hear particular appeals?

    <p>Discretionary Jurisdiction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the crime of lying while testifying under oath?

    <p>Perjury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a group of crimes that penalize planning, preparing, or aiding after the fact the commission of a crime?

    <p>Inchoate Crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a formal request made to a court?

    <p>Motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of robbery?

    <p>The taking of a person’s property by violence or threat of violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of an affirmative defense?

    <p>To provide a defense such as insanity or self-defense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between criminal and civil contempt of court?

    <p>Criminal contempt punishes an offender for disrupting the integrity of the court, while civil contempt occurs when a person fails to obey a court order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of probable cause?

    <p>Evidence that an independent, cautious person would have good reason to believe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a motion to suppress?

    <p>A request to exclude evidence from the trial because it was illegally obtained</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of restitution?

    <p>Direct payments made from a criminal to a victim as compensation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a criminal lawyer?

    <p>A prosecutor or defense attorney</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of contempt of court?

    <p>A crime that punishes an offender for disrupting or attacking the integrity of the court</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a warrant?

    <p>A court order issued by a judge authorizing a search</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a misdemeanor?

    <p>A crime less serious than a felony, usually punished by a fine or imprisonment up to one year in a local jail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule?

    <p>A judicial rule that prevents the government from introducing illegally obtained evidence at a criminal trial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a court officer who issues warrants, normally lower court judge who handles pretrial proceedings or presides over misdemeanor traits?

    <p>Magistrate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a criminal code composed by legal experts at the American Law Institute as a standard that legislatures may adopt?

    <p>Model Penal Code</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a class of property crimes that are usually job-related, such as embezzlement, bribery, and consumer fraud?

    <p>White-collar crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the power of some appeals courts, such as the U.S. Supreme Court, to accept or refuse to hear particular appeals?

    <p>Discretionary Jurisdiction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a punishment for a crime?

    <p>Sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a group of crimes that penalize planning, preparing, or aiding after the fact the commission of a crime?

    <p>Inchoate Crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an attorney’s questioning of his or own witness after cross-examination?

    <p>Redirect Examination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for any court proceeding, such as a trial?

    <p>Hearing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the crime of lying while testifying under oath?

    <p>Perjury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the government’s attorney who presents the case against a criminal defendant?

    <p>Prosecutor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of an affirmative defense?

    <p>To establish the defendant's lack of criminal responsibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of restitution?

    <p>Direct payments made from a criminal to a victim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of probable cause?

    <p>Evidence that justifies a search, arrest, or seizure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between criminal and civil contempt of court?

    <p>Criminal contempt occurs when a person fails to obey a court order, civil contempt punishes an offender for disrupting the court</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule?

    <p>To prevent the government from introducing illegally obtained evidence at a criminal trial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a criminal lawyer?

    <p>To defend or prosecute individuals in criminal cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of contempt of court?

    <p>Punishing an offender for disrupting the integrity of the court</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a misdemeanor?

    <p>A less serious crime usually punished by a fine or imprisonment up to one year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of robbery?

    <p>The taking of a person’s property by violence or threat of violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a warrant?

    <p>A court order issued by a judge authorizing a search, an arrest, or a seizure of evidence of a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a motion to suppress?

    <p>To request the exclusion of evidence from a trial because it was illegally obtained</p> Signup and view all the answers

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