test2 Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of Hearsay

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A statement the declarant made except while testifying

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2
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Chimel Rule

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Span of control (arms Reach)

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3
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Dying Declaration Rule : The Declarant ____

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believes death is imminent and statement relates to cause.

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4
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The hearsay rule applies to documents True or False

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True

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5
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Who writes an affiavit /or warrant (Search and or Arrest)

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Law enforcement

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6
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Can “excited utterance”3 days after the attack be admitted under the various exceptions?

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This would not be an exception due to the lapsed time.

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7
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Case Law “ Week V. United States”

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Exclusionary Rule

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8
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After the police serve a search warrant they are done True or False?

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FALSE: The judge needs to see a Return on Search Warrant

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9
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The police check a house and find a murder victim. They continue searching for evidence

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Need search warrant (except search for other victim/suspect)

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10
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Husband/ Wife Privilege has 0 Exceptions T or F

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FALSE: Crimes, Child Abuse, Bigamy are exceptions.

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11
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If the document is an antique 100+ years old nothing forensic can do True or False

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False

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12
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Bill of rights Question 4th Amendment?

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Unreasonable Search and Seizure

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13
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Totality of circumstances = Probable Cause is from __ v __

A

Illinois v. Gates

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14
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Case Law: Mapp v. Ohio

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Applies Exclusionary Rule to all levels of law enforcement

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15
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In Attorney Client Privilege who controls it ?

A

The client

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16
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Searching a house for officer safety purposes is an example of

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Protective Sweep Doctrine.

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17
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In our opening Subpoena Duces Tecum exercise your document can only be authenticated by you True or Fakse

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False

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18
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How much detail is required in a affidavit for a search warrant

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Probable Cause

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19
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What is exigency

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Urgent need or demand.

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20
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In a situation with multiple suspects only the one most involved can be arrested.. True or False

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FALSE: If there is sufficient cause they can all be charged

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21
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Prior to the 1960s, the United States Supreme Court maintained a ____ policy when it came
to interfering with the procedures used by state and local police.

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Hands Off Policy

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22
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All arrests must be based upon

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Probable Cause

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23
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In the 1968 case of , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a police officer may, under certain conditions, lawfully detain a suspect without arresting them.

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Terry V Ohio

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24
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____ is the level of evidence that a police officer needs in order to conduct a “stop and frisk.”

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Reasonable Suspicion

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25
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The exclusionary rule was originally established in the U.S. Supreme Court case of ____ V ____

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Week V US

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26
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____ V ____ was the 1961 Supreme Court case that made the exclusionary rule applicable to all police officers in the United States.

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Mapp V Ohio

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27
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The good faith exception and the inevitable discovery exception are both exceptions to the ___

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Exclusionary Rule

28
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______ allows an officer to conduct a complete search of an arrested person as well the area within their immediate control.

A

Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest

29
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The ____ _____doctrine states that if a police officer is lawfully at a location and he sees contraband within his view, he may seize it without a warrant.

A

Plain View

30
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In the 1925 Supreme Court case of ____ V _____, the Court first recognized that vehicles are highly mobile and police do not usually have time to obtain a search warrant.

A

Carroll V US

31
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It wasn’t until when in the case of Brown v. Mississippi that the Supreme Court recognized that police could not coerce or physically abuse suspects in order to obtain a confession

A

1936

32
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The Miranda Rights are required to be given to a suspect prior to any questioning, when the suspect is going to be questioned in a _______ _______

A

Custodial setting

33
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Rule Of 4

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In order for a case to be accepted for review, at least four of the Justices must agree to hear the case.

34
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The two primary divisions of the court system in the United States are the

A

Civil Courts & Criminal

35
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A ____ is a civil wrong.

A

Tort

36
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A _____ is the territory, subject matter, or persons over which a court has legal authority to hear and decide a certain type of case.

A

Jurisdiction

37
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Article ______ , Section ____ of the U.S. Constitution specifically creates the United States Supreme Court

A

Article III Section 1

38
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The federal court system is a ___ tier system.

A

3

39
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The trial court in the federal court system is the ____ court

A

District Court

40
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There are ____ Regional Circuit Courts of Appeal in the federal court system.

A

94

41
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______ ______ is the current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

A

John G Roberts JR.

42
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Once a case is accepted for review by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court issues a ____ ____ ____

A

writ of certiorari

43
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In states that have a two tiered court system, appeals from the trial court go directly to the court of ____ within that state.

A

Highest Court

44
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The posting of money, property, or other collateral, by an arrested person to guarantee that they will
appear in court to answer the charges against them is called _____

A

Bail

45
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The __________ is the first time the defendant is brought before the court that has the jurisdiction to actually conduct the trial

A

arraignment

46
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The __________ Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial as well as the right to counsel

A

6th

47
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The __________ is the group of prospective jurors summoned by the court to report at a specified
date and time.

A

Venire

48
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The burden of proof in a criminal trial is always on the

A

Prosecution

49
Q

The questioning of prospective jurors to determine their qualifications to serve on the jury is called the

A

Voir Dire

50
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The report that is filed with the court prior to sentencing by the probation department is called the

A

PSI (Presentence Report)

51
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______ sentencing is a fixed term of incarceration.

A

Prison

52
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_______ _____ circumstances are factors that relate to the commission of a specific crime that causes its severity to be greater than that of a typical instance of the same type of offense.

A

Mandatory Sentencing

53
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If a judge sentences two or more counts to run one after another, it is called a ___________ sentence

A

Consecutive

54
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The __________ Amendment establishes the guarantee against “cruel and unusual punishment

A

8th

55
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In 1972 the U. S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of __________ that the death penalty was often used in an arbitrary manner and was disproportionally used on race and not on the seriousness of the crime

A

Furman V Georgia

56
Q

The most common method of legal execution in the United States in

A

Lethal Injection

57
Q

Founder of Pennsylvania and leader of the Quakers

A

William Penn

58
Q

The first true “penitentiary” in the United States was called the

A

Walnut Street Jail

59
Q

Sing Sing prison in New York is an example of the ____ System that was a model for more than thirty state prisons throughout the eighteenth century.

A

Auburn

60
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_____ are local facilities that are usually run by municipalities and counties.

A

Jails

61
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_____ are long term facilities that are run by the state or the federal government.

A

Prisons

62
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An assessment of a prisoner’s risks and needs is referred to as ____

A

Classification

63
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The most common security levels of prisons in the United States are the ___ security prisons.

A

Medium

64
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The punishment philosophy of _____ ______ focuses on the needs of the victim, society, and the offender.

A

Restorative Justice

65
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The concept of lex talionis or “an eye for an eye” is based on the early philosophy that punishment should equal the crime. Today we refer to this philosophy as ____

A

Retribution

66
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_____ is the philosophy that is premised on the idea that criminals can be “cured” and made to change their criminal ways.

A

Rehabilitation