TLETA COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-Caught not taught
What does Modern day policing come from? - CORRECT
ANSWER-English Law
What is the Court Structure? - CORRECT ANSWER-Supreme
Court, Court of criminal appeals, appeals court, Circuit court or
Criminal court, mun...
What does Modern day policing come from? - CORRECT
ANSWER-English Law
What is the Court Structure? - CORRECT ANSWER-Supreme
Court, Court of criminal appeals, appeals court, Circuit court or
Criminal court, municipal and general sessions
What is the Legal Hierarchy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal
Laws, State laws, Local laws
What are the steps to State court? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Arrest, general sessions, grand jury, trial, appeal
3 Checks of Probable cause/Arrest - CORRECT ANSWER-
Initial appearance/preliminary hearing, general sessions, grand
jury
Levels of Proof - CORRECT ANSWER-Mere suspicion,
reasonable suspicion, P/C, beyond a reasonable doubt
,What is a magistrate? - CORRECT ANSWER-An officer having
power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with
a public offense
Who are considered magistrates? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Judicial commissioners, judges of circuit & Criminal courts,
Supreme Court, general sessions judges, city judges or juvenile
judges
what is mittimus? - CORRECT ANSWER-Order in writing
What does Examination required before commitment mean? -
CORRECT ANSWER-No one person can be committed to
prison on any criminal matter without first being examined by a
magistrate
Affidavit - CORRECT ANSWER-Written statement signed and
sworn to before an official (after arrest)
Warrant - CORRECT ANSWER-Written order commanding that
a person be arrested, must be signed by magistrate (before
arrest)
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER-No cruel or unusual
punishment. All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties
except for capital offenses
Who endorses bail amount? - CORRECT ANSWER-Magistrate
How many people are on a grand jury? - CORRECT ANSWER-
13 people. 12 jurors, 1 foreperson appointed by judge
Who discharges bail - CORRECT ANSWER-Sheriff
preliminary hearing - CORRECT ANSWER-Not a constitutional
right; is a probable cause screening
, What does a grand jury do? - CORRECT ANSWER-Inquire into
law violations; Determine existence of Probable Cause
Indictment - CORRECT ANSWER-An accusation in writing
presented by the grand jury of the county, charging a person
Indictable offenses - CORRECT ANSWER-ALL felonies and
misdemeanors
True Bill - CORRECT ANSWER-grand jury approves indictment
Capias - CORRECT ANSWER-Written Document from grand
jury authorizing arrest
Arraignment - CORRECT ANSWER-Where defendant first
appears before court with jurisdiction to try case
Class A Felony - CORRECT ANSWER-15- 60 Years; $50,000
Class B Felony - CORRECT ANSWER-8-30 years; $25,000
Class C Felony - CORRECT ANSWER-3-15 years; $10,000
Class D Felony - CORRECT ANSWER-2- 12 years; $5,000
Class E felony - CORRECT ANSWER-1-6 years; $3,000
Class A misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER-11 months, 29
days, $2,500
Class B Misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER-6 months, $500
Class C Misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER-30 days, $50
2nd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER-Right to bear arms
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