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1
Q

A Superior Court accusatory instrument is limited to an indictment.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

B: FALSE

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2
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An Appearance Ticket is not an accusatory instrument.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

A: TRUE

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3
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A Bill of Particulars is an accusatory instrument.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

B: FALSE

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4
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A Felony Complaint is a local criminal court accusatory instrument.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

A: TRUE

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5
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A Simplified Environmental Conservation Information falls within the general category of a Simplified Information.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

A: TRUE

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6
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There are two other Simplified Informations contained within the category
mentioned in #5.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

A: TRUE

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7
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Only Superior Courts have trial jurisdiction over felonies.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

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A: TRUE

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8
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A felony can only be prosecuted by way of an Indictment handed down by a grand jury.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

B: FALSE

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9
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A Superior Court has no trial jurisdiction over misdemeanors.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

B: FALSE

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10
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A Superior Court has no trial jurisdiction over petty offenses.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

B: FALSE

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11
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Except for Class A felonies, the statute of limitations applicable to a felony is 5 years.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

B: FALSE

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12
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Prosecution for a misdemeanor must ordinarily be commenced within 2 years after its commission.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

A: TRUE

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13
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The statute of limitations generally applicable to petty offenses is one year.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

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A: TRUE

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14
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A confession in and of itself is not sufficient to convict for a crime.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

A: TRUE

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15
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The corroboration needed to support a conviction based on a confession is that the offense confessed to was committed by someone.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

A: TRUE

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16
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A child under the age of 9 shall not be permitted to give sworn testimony.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

B: FALSE

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17
Q

Any person who is over the age of 9 may give only sworn testimony.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

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B: FALSE

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18
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A person may not be convicted solely on testimony given by a child under 9.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

B: FALSE

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19
Q

A Warrant of Arrest may only be executed by a police officer.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

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B: FALSE

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20
Q

The sole function of a Warrant of Arrest is to achieve a defendant’s appearance in court for arraignment.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

A

A: TRUE

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21
Q

The proper process to be issued against a defendant whose court bail has been revoked is an Arrest Warrant.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

22
Q

An Arrest Warrant need not be addressed to a named police officer.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

23
Q

An Arrest Warrant does not need special endorsement for execution after 9 P.M. and before 6 A.M.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

24
Q

An executing police officer must have the arrest warrant with him before execution is proper.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

25
Q

An executing police officer must display an Arrest Warrant to the person arrested.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

26
Q

Arrest Warrants have statewide application regardless of which court issues them.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

27
Q

A Warrant of Arrest is the process of a local criminal court.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

28
Q

Superior Courts may issue Superior Court Warrants of Arrest.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

29
Q

A Summons and an Appearance Ticket are the same.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

30
Q

A Summons may be served anywhere within the county of issuance or an adjoining county.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

31
Q

There are no provisions in the C.P.L. for endorsing a Summons for service beyond an adjoining county.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

32
Q

A Summons must be served by a police officer.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

33
Q

There are no in-presence or geographical restrictions placed on police officer arrests without a warrant when made within New York State.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

34
Q

The above would be true if it were limited to arrests for crimes committed within New York State.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

35
Q

There are in-presence and geographical restrictions on police officer arrests without a warrant for petty offenses.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

36
Q

A police officer reasonably suspects that a man is Patronizing a Prostitute 3rd Degree. For the officer to stop and question him under the authority of the Stop and Frisk law would be improper.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

37
Q

The Stop and Frisk law may only be utilized when the offense reasonably suspected is in a public place within the officer’s G.A.O.E.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

38
Q

Not every “crime” is sufficient to put the Stop and Frisk law into operation.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

39
Q

The Uniform Act on Close Pursuit contained in the C.P.L. governs the actions of peace officers from other states who pursue into New York State.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

40
Q

A peace officer from another state who, while in close pursuit into New York State, lawfully arrests an offender, must bring him before a local criminal court in New York State.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

41
Q

The purpose of bringing him before court as in #40 is to have bail set.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

42
Q

A Desk Officer is permitted to accept prearraignment bail.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

43
Q

Prearraignment bail for a felony may not exceed $500.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

44
Q

Prearraignment bail for a Class B Misdemeanor may not exceed $250.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

45
Q

Prearraignment bail for a petty offense may not exceed $100.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

46
Q

Fingerprints must be taken of a person who is charged with any felony or any misdemeanor.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

47
Q

Fingerprints must be taken of any person charged with Loitering for Deviate Sex.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

48
Q

Whenever fingerprints are mandatory, photographs are also mandatory.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

49
Q

Appearance Tickets must be personally served.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

50
Q

Only police officers are authorized to serve Appearance Tickets.

A: TRUE
B: FALSE

Criminal Procedure Law (4 decks)

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