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Texas Courts – Complete Study Guide With Correct Solutions Criminal case Right Ans - a legal dispute dealing with an alleged violation ofa penal law
Burden of proof Right Ans - the legal obligation of one party in a lawsuit to prove its position to a court
Penal code Right Ans - classifies criminal cases according to their severity
Misdemeanor Right Ans - relatively minor criminal offense, such as a traffic
violation
Texas law classifies misdemeanor offenses as Right Ans - Class A, B, or C
Class A misdemeanors Right Ans - most serious
Class c misdemeanors Right Ans - least serious
Class a misdemeanors punishable by Right Ans - fine not to exceed 3000 and/or jail time of a year or less
Max punishment for class c misdemeanor Right Ans - fine of 500
Felony Right Ans - serious criminal offense, such as murderer, sexual assault, or burglary
Texas law divides felony offenses into five categories Right Ans - capital, first-, second-, third-, and forth-degree felonies
Convicted felons may be Right Ans - fined heavily and sentenced to as many as 99 years in prison
Convicted capital murderers may be sentenced to death Right Ans - The death penalty is known as capital punishment civil case Right Ans - legal dispute concerning a private conflict between two or more parties - individuals, corporations, or government agencies
burden of proof in a civil case is on the plaintif Right Ans - but it is not as heavy as it is in criminal disputes; with the exception of a lawsuit filed to terminated parental rights, the plaintiff is required to prove the case "by a preponderance of the evidence."
property case Right Ans - a civil suit over the ownership of real estate or personal possessions
probate case Right Ans - civil suit dealing with the disposition of the property of a deceased individual
domestic-relations case Right Ans - civil suit based on the law involving the
relationship between husband and wife, and between parents and children
contract case Right Ans - a civil suit dealing with disputes over written or implied legal agreements
A tort case Right Ans - civil suit involving personal injury or damage to property
Local Courts Right Ans - municipal courts, justice of the peace (JP) courts, and county courts hear relatively minor civil and a misdemeanor criminal disputes
types of civil disputes Right Ans - property case, probate case,domestic-
relations case, contract case, tort case
three levels of the texas court system Right Ans - local, district, appellate
District Courts Right Ans - state district courts are the general trial courts of the state, hearing major civil disputes and trying felony criminal cases
Appellate Courts Right Ans - the Texas Courts of Appeals, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and Texas Supreme Court comprised the state appellate court system
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