Traffic Court Cases Flashcards

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1
Q

There is a third category of criminal offenses called

A

Petty offenses

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2
Q

Most Perry offenses are _ related

A

Traffic

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3
Q

Traffic related offenses are handled by the _ court

A

Traffic

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4
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Traffic offenses are criminal offenses because they involve a potential _

A

Criminal penalty

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5
Q

Some traffic offenses may have (2)

A

Arrest

Imprisonment

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6
Q

Perfunctory means something done without (2)

A

Interest

Energy

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7
Q

Traffic offenses handled in a very _ manner

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Perfunctory

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8
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Traffic cases are presented by a _ who stands before a judge and says what they say

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Police officer

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9
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If there are witnesses involved in traffic case _

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They may be called to briefly explain what happened

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10
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After police and witnesses explain what happened, _ can explain what happened

A

Defendant

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11
Q

Defendant does not need to testify due to

A

5th

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12
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A lot of _ in traffic room to testify

A

Police

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13
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If officer doesn’t show up, case may be dismissed due to lack of _ by gov

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Prosecution

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14
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Case may also be dismissed if _ does not show up to testify at traffic hearing

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Witness

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15
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If government cannot meet _ charge will be dismissed without defendant having testified

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Burden of proof

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16
Q

Burden of proof met through evidence from (2)

A

Police

Witness

17
Q

In some jurisdictions, traffic court cases handled _

A

Administratively

18
Q

Traffic court cases that are handled administratively are presided over by

A

Administrative hearing officer

19
Q

An administrative hearing officer is a type of _

A

Quasi-judge

20
Q

Administrative hearing office has some authority of a judge but does not necessarily have (2)

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Title

Wear a robe