Criminal Process Flashcards

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Branches of Government

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Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

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What does the Legislative Branch do?

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Makes laws

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Who makes up the Legislative branch?

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Congress, comprised of House of Reps, and Senate

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What does the Executive branch do?

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Carries out laws

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Who makes up the Executive branch?

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President, Vice President, Cabinet, Most Federal Agencies

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What does the Judicial branch do?

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Evaluates laws

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Who makes up the Judicial branch?

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Supreme Court, and other courts

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Process when you get arrested

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Crime, Investigation, Arrest, Jail, First/Initial appearance, Preliminary Hearing, Arraignment, Trial, Sentencing.

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What happens In the investigation phase?

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Witness, victim, evidence

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What happens during the jail phase?

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Booking, photo, prints

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What happens during the first/initial appearance?

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Notified of charges, rights, (8th BAIL)

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What happens at the preliminary hearing?

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Probable cause? Notify of charges

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What happens during the arraignment?

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Official Charging, PLEA, (guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere)

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What happens during the trial?

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Judge trial (bench), jury trial, evidence, testimony, VERDICT

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What happens during the sentencing phase?

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LIFE, death, jail, community corrects

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What happens during the arrest phase?

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usually happens in your present or a warrant

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Do jury verdicts have to be unanimous in Colorado?

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All verdicts have to be unanimous in CO

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What is nolocontendre?

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Not contesting their guilt

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What are ways of being charged with a felony?

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Kidnapping, rape, burglary, arson, robbery (HANDLED BY THE DOC)
Inditment from grand jury, filing in a district court , filing county court

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What does the grand jury do?

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They are an investigative body

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What test do we use in CO for insanity?

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Mcnaughten test

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Voirdire?

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A preliminary exam of a witness or jury to help decide a fair and impartial jury

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What is Challenge for Cause?

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A challenge that aims to disqualify a potential juror for some stated reason (bias, prejudice, or prior knowledge)

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What is a Peremptory Challenge?

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The defendant’s or prosecutor’s objection for a proposed juror, made without needing to give a reason, just as long as its not for race.
Each side has up to 20, depending by the judge

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Court structure? Trial, appellate, what happens in each court?
Municipal (Trials, Limited Jurisdiction), County (Trial, limited Jurisdiction), District Trial (Trial, General Jurisdiction), Appeals (Appellate Court), Supreme (Decide if they want to hear the case or not)
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What is venue?
Geographical Location
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How does the trial process work? Who goes first, next and who gets the last word?
The plaintiffs attorney goes first,
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What does the Judicial branch do?
Evaluates laws
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What is rule 41?
A motion to suppress evidence
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What is rule 21?
To change venue or judge
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Contempt
Direct or indirect
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What 2 types of sanctions for contempt
Punitive and remedial