Final court Flashcards
Right to impartial Judge (Amendment)
14th
Fed Judge Appointment
Appointed by pres with state senator approval
Fed judge removal
Impeach in the house convict in senate
limits on judicial decisions (4)
Impartiality, Actual Controversies, Narrow grounds, No Ruling on Wisdom
Qualifications State Judge (6)
citizen, 18, competent, no felony, texas for one year and precinct for six months, not declared ineligible for office
Selection of State judges
Election, Merit selection, Appointment
Judicial impeachment
impeached by house convicted by senate
Terms of elected Judges
2-4 partisan, 4-12 non partisan
prosecutorial discretion 3
charge, indict, decline
State attorney general role
chief legal officer of the state
solicitor general
represents the federal government in trials and appeals
district attorney
chief prosecutor for district / county
Types of Defense attorneys
private, indigent(assigned, contract, public defender)
Fifth amendment
self incrimination
sixth amendment
right to counsel
two prongs test of effective counsel
performance and prejudice
Typical criminal defendant
young male black
Miranda
right to remain silent
evidence that proves a fact without the juror needing to infer anything from it
Direct evidence
evidence that indirectly proves a fact
circumstantial evidence
any tangible item that can be perceived with senses
real evidence
information supplied by person under oath
testimonial evidence
evidence that seeks to demonstrate a certain point
demonstrative evidence