Two Types of Due Process - ANS 1. Procedural - government ensures that a person's
constitutional rights are maintained
2. Substantive - government's ability to deprive a person of a right regardless of due process by
which the matter is heard
Felony - ANS offender may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than one year
Misdemeanor - ANS carries a maximum penalty of up to 1 year of incarceration
"High Court" Misdemeanor - ANS 2-year offense, handled in Circuit Court, and is considered a
felony
Two Basic Categories of Evidence - ANS Direct - establishes a fact by itself
Circumstantial - evidence that allows for a logical inference from known facts ex: DNA,
fingerprints
3 Types of Evidence in the Courtroom - ANS Testimonial
Physical
Demonstrative
Reasonable Suspicion - ANS an officer believes that someone is acting abnormally which
constitutes a crime possibly taking place
Probable Cause - ANS when an officer has enough evidence to state that a crime has probably
occurred
District Courts - ANS traffic violations, criminal misdemeanors, small claims, civil claims
$25,000 or less, arraignments, bail, preliminary exams, issuing search and arrest warrants
Circuit Courts - ANS civil claims above $25,000 and all felony criminal matters
Actus Reus - ANS "guilty act"
Mens Rea - ANS "guilty mind"
Corpus Delicti - ANS "body of the crime"
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