Chapter 3

Question 1

Adversary system

Answer 1

Legall system involving a contest between two opposing parties under a judge who is an impartial arbiter

Question 2

Defense attorney

Answer 2

the attorney representing the defendant in a lawsuit or criminal prosecution

Question 3

Prosecutor

Answer 3

a court official who represents state or government interest in civil or criminal proceeding against a defendant.

Question 4

Attorney general

Answer 4

Senior U.S. prosecutor in each federal district cout. A cabinet member who heads the Justice Department

Question 5

Assistant U.S. attorneys (AUSAs)

Answer 5

Government prosecutors who are subordinate to the U.S. attorney who heads the prosecutor’s office for each federal district

Question 6

Backdooring hearsay evidence

Answer 6

remarks made in front of a jury for their emotional effects, which are otherwise barred because of the inadmissibility of evidence

Question 7

Criminal informations

Answer 7

written accusations made by a public prosecutor against a person for some criminal offense

Question 8

Defense strategy

Answer 8

approach taken by defense council for defending his client

Question 9

Deponent

Answer 9

A person who gives testimony through a disposition

Question 10

District attorneys

Answer 10

City, county, and state prosecutors

Question 11

Ethical code

Answer 11

cannon of professional responsibility articulated by professional associations

Question 12

Exculpatory evidence

Answer 12

any information that exonerates a person of wrongdoing

Question 13

Harmless error doctrine

Answer 13

errors of a minor nature and not deemed to harm the rights of parties in a legal action

Question 14

inculpatory evidence

Answer 14

any information that places the defendant in an unfavorable light and increases the likelihood of his guilt.

Question 15

Indictment

Answer 15

Charges presented by a grand jury that a defendant probably committed a crime

Question 16

Informations

Answer 16

written accusations made by a public prosecutor against a person for some criminal offense without an indictment.

Question 17

Malicious prosecution

Answer 17

prosecution against someone without probable cause or reasonable suspicion

Question 18

Prosecutorial bluffing

Answer 18

Attempt by prosecution to bluff the defendant into believing that the case is much stronger than it really is.

Question 19

Prosecutorial misconduct

Answer 19

any deliberate action that violates ethical codes or standards governing the role of prosecutors.

Question 20

Rules of Criminal Procedure

Answer 20

Rules legislatively established by which a criminal case is conducted

Question 21

Screening cases

Answer 21

procedure used by prosecutor to define which case merit to be prosecuted and which one does not.

Question 22

State’s attorneys

Answer 22

Government prosecutors.

Question 23

True bills

Answer 23

Grand jury decision that sufficient evidence exists that a crime has been committed and that a specific suspect committed it.

Question 24

United States Attorney

Answer 24

Official responsible for prosecuting of crimes that violate the laws of the U.S.

Question 25

United States attorney's office

Answer 25

Chief prosecuting body affiliated with each U.S. District court in the federal court system.

Question 26

Venue

Answer 26

Area over which a judge exercise authority to Place where a trial is held

Question 27

Witnesses

Answer 27

persons who have relevant information about the commission of a crime.