Chapter 12

Question 1

Problems with bail

Answer 1

Discriminates against poor
Discretion may lead to high bail levels
Little time to assess degree of risk
Used for preventative detention to protect social welfare

Question 2

Created a presumption in favor of pretrial release instead of detention

Answer 2

Federal Bail Reform Act of 1966

Question 3

Factors for deciding bail

Answer 3

Nature of charge
Weight of evidence
Defendants family, job, finances, mental condition
Criminal record

Question 4

Putting someone on probation before they have been convicted

Answer 4

Pretrial release

Question 5

Taking your word on showing up for court

Answer 5

Release on recognizance

Question 6

Act created a rebuttable presumption that no conditions of release could assure court appearance or community safety for defendants

Answer 6

Federal Bail Reform Act of 1984

Question 7

Requests the physical evidence, evidentiary documents, and lists of witnesses, in the possession of the prosecutor, for examination

Answer 7

Motion for discovery

Question 8

Requests the trial be moved from the county, district, or circuit, in which the crime was committed, to some other places. Gets a lot of media attention

Answer 8

Motion for change or venue

Question 9

Requests evidence excluded from consideration

Answer 9

Motion for suppression

Question 10

Requests each specific charge be tried as a separate case

Answer 10

Motion for severance of charges or defendants

Question 11

Requests the trial be postponed to allow more time to prepare a case

Answer 11

Motion for continuance

Question 12

Request to dismiss charges based on a lack of evidence

Answer 12

Motion for dismissal

Question 13

Sometimes jury may ignore the judges instructions, and render a not guilty verdict, contrary to the facts for what they see as a justifiable act, or to write what they see as an injustice in the trial

Answer 13

Jury nullification