Chapter 10 Flashcards
If a person is indicted, s/he is?
Charges with a crime
Which type of crime is found in a bottom layer of the criminal justice wedding cake?
Misdemeanors
Which of the following is one of the three majors for case attraction?
Personal Standards of Justice
How many layers are there on the criminal justice wedding cake?
Four
Which amendment to the U.S Constitution states “No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury”?
Fifth Amendment
The return of a grand Jury indictment is also referred to as?
A true Bill
In some jurisdictions, misdemeanors defendant enter a plea or quality and are sentenced at which stage?
initial Appearence
Which jurisdictions use grand jury extensively?
Jurisdictions where they are required by the constitution
During which phase of the criminal justice process is the felony defendant formally accused of a crime and called upon to enter a plea?
Arraignment
Which criminal justice actors are most likely to file a bill of information?
Prosecutor