Capstone Worksheet 1 Questions 201 - 400
In the CCP "_____________" means a law enforcement-initiated action based on an individual's race,
ethnicity, or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or on information identifying the
individual as having engaged in criminal activit...
Capstone Worksheet 1 Questions 201 - 400
In the CCP "_____________" means a law enforcement-initiated action based on an individual's race,
ethnicity, or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or on information identifying the
individual as having engaged in criminal activity.
A. Prejudice
B. Discrimination
C. Racial profiling
D. Racial discrimination ✔️C.
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is a law enforcement-initiated action that is based on
an individual's ethnicity or national origin rather than the individual's behavior?
A. selective enforcement
B. racial profiling
C. cultural bias
D. ethnocentrism ✔️B.
CCP Article 2.131 specifically prohibits ___________ from engaging in Racial Profiling.
A. a district attorney
B. a magistrate
C. a peace officer
D. a federal law enforcement officer ✔️C.
A peace officer is _________liable for damages arising from an act relating to the collection or reporting
of information as required by CCP Art. 2.133 or under a policy adopted under CCP Art. 2.132.
A. not
B. always
C. partially
D. criminally ✔️A.
,Which of the following Texas Courts does not have jurisdiction in criminal actions?
A. County Courts at Law
B. Justice of the Peace
C. District
D. Texas Supreme Court ✔️D.
Criminal appeals from county court are appealed directly to
A. district court.
B. County criminal court.
C. Court of criminal appeals.
D. Courts of appeals. ✔️D.
Criminal appeals from district court (other than cases where defendant is given the death penalty) are
appealed directly to
A. Courts of Appeals.
B. Court of Criminal Appeals.
C. Texas Supreme Court
D. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. ✔️A.
The highest Texas Court to hear appeals of criminal cases is
A. Texas Supreme Court.
B. District Court.
C. Courts of Appeals
D. Court of Criminal Appeals. ✔️D.
The state court with final appellate jurisdiction in death penalty cases is
A. The Texas Supreme Court
B. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
C. The Texas Court of Appeals
,D. The District Court ✔️B.
The highest Texas Court to hear appeals of civil cases is
A. Texas Supreme Court.
B. District Court.
C. Courts of Appeals
D. Court of Criminal Appeals. ✔️A.
The Court of Criminal Appeals does NOT __________.
A. issue writs of habeas corpus
B. hear cases involving the death penalty
C. review decisions of civil cases
D. review decisions of criminal cases ✔️C.
A conviction for capital murder where the court sentenced the defendant to the death penalty would be
appealed directly from the district court to
A. the Texas Supreme Court.
B. The U.S. Supreme Court.
C. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
D. The Court of Criminal Appeals. ✔️D.
District Court in Texas has original jurisdiction for
A. Felonies.
B. All misdemeanor cases involving disorderly conduct.
C. All cases appealed from County Court
D. None of the above ✔️A.
District Court in Texas has original jurisdiction for
A. All DWI Cases.
, B. Misdemeanor cases involving official misconduct.
C. All misdemeanor cases filed in the county court at law.
D. None of the above ✔️B.
District Court in Texas has original jurisdiction for
A. The offense of "Aggravated Robbery."
B. All misdemeanor cases involving disorderly conduct.
C. All misdemeanors that are first filed in a county court at law.
D. Only felonies ✔️A.
Which of the following Texas courts has original jurisdiction over misdemeanor cases involving "official
misconduct"?
A. Texas Supreme Court
B. County Court-at-law
C. District Court
D. Justice of the peace court. ✔️C.
Which one of the following courts usually has original jurisdiction for class "A" and "B" misdemeanors?
A. Court of appeals.
B. District court.
C. County court at law.
D. Municipal court. ✔️C.
If a criminal case is tried in the justice court and the ruling of the court is appealed, which court hears
the appeal?
A. District Court.
B. County Court.
C. Municipal Court.
D. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ✔️B.
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