TLETA WEEK 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A
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TLETA WEEK 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A Ethics - ANSWER-Caught not taught
What does Modern day policing come from? - ANSWER-English Law
What is the Court Structure? - ANSWER-Supreme Court, Court of criminal appeals, appeals
court, Circuit court or Criminal court, municipal and ge...
TLETA WEEK 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A
Ethics - ANSWER-Caught not taught
What does Modern day policing come from? - ANSWER-English Law
What is the Court Structure? - ANSWER-Supreme Court, Court of criminal appeals, appeals
court, Circuit court or Criminal court, municipal and general sessions
What is the Legal Hierarchy? - ANSWER-Federal Laws, State laws, Local laws
What are the steps to State court? - ANSWER-Arrest, general sessions, grand jury, trial,
appeal
3 Checks of Probable cause/Arrest - ANSWER-Initial appearance/preliminary hearing,
general sessions, grand jury
Levels of Proof - ANSWER-Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, P/C, beyond a reasonable
doubt
What is a magistrate? - ANSWER-An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest
of a person charged with a public offense
Who are considered magistrates? - ANSWER-Judicial commissioners, judges of circuit &
Criminal courts, Supreme Court, general sessions judges, city judges or juvenile judges
Indictable offenses - ANSWER-ALL felonies and misdemeanors
True Bill - ANSWER-grand jury approves indictment
Capias - ANSWER-Written Document from grand jury authorizing arrest
Affidavit - ANSWER-Written statement signed and sworn to before an official (after arrest)
Warrant - ANSWER-Written order commanding that a person be arrested, must be signed
by magistrate (before arrest)
8th Amendment - ANSWER-No cruel or unusual punishment. All prisoners shall be bailable
by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses
Who endorses bail amount? - ANSWER-Magistrate
, How many people are on a grand jury? - ANSWER-13 people. 12 jurors, 1 foreperson
appointed by judge
what is mittimus? - ANSWER-Order in writing
What does Examination required before commitment mean? - ANSWER-No one person can be
committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being examined by a magistrate
Who discharges bail - ANSWER-Sheriff
preliminary hearing - ANSWER-Not a constitutional right; is a probable cause screening
What does a grand jury do? - ANSWER-Inquire into law violations; Determine existence of
Probable Cause
Indictment - ANSWER-An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county,
charging a person
Arraignment - ANSWER-Where defendant first appears before court with jurisdiction to
try case
Class A Felony - ANSWER-15- 60 Years; $50,000
Class B Felony - ANSWER-8-30 years; $25,000
Class C Felony - ANSWER-3-15 years; $10,000
Class D Felony - ANSWER-2- 12 years; $5,000
Class E felony - ANSWER-1-6 years; $3,000
Class A misdemeanor - ANSWER-11 months, 29 days, $2,500
Class B Misdemeanor - ANSWER-6 months, $500
Class C Misdemeanor - ANSWER-30 days, $50
2nd Amendment - ANSWER-Right to bear arms
4th Amendment - ANSWER-Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
(protection of houses, papers, persons, effects and life)
5th Amendment - ANSWER-The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process, testify against self
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