COURT PROCEDURE

Question 1

______ An out of court statement offered… and cannot be used as evidence

Answer 1

Hearsay

Question 2

_______ the calling of the defendant to the bar of the court to answer the accusation contained in the indictment or complaint (bring the person to court)

Answer 2

Arraignment

Question 3

Long Motion: A YVSF unit on patrol in the afternoon in an unmarked vehicle turned down a residential street and observed a vehicle being driven by, as they observed, a black male. The officers conducted an MDT query that revealed the vehicle’s inspection sticker had expired. The officers stopped the car; the driver was found to have a suspended license and outstanding warrant. The driver, Edward Long, was arrested. A firearm was located in a bag on the rear passenger seat during an inventory search. The defense subsequently filed a motion to suppress arguing that the stop was the product of selective enforcement based upon Long’s race.

WHAT CASE IS THIS?

Answer 3

COMM V LONG

Question 4

If summoned by the District court and Superior Court. Which court will the officer attend first?

Answer 4

District Court first!

Question 5

Any evidence gathered shall be given to the ______ of cases in which is involved of all material facts?

Answer 5

Prosecutor

Question 6

How many overtime slips shall an officer file when attending 2 individual courts in a single day?

Answer 6

1 overtime slip

Question 7

Separate all witnesses in out of court to prevent?

Answer 7

Sequestration

Question 8

Why was the main reason why Comm V Long was a case?

Answer 8

Racially Motivated

Question 9

Comm V Long is motor vehicle based stop, what is the case for pedestrians?

Answer 9

Comm V Robinson-Van Rader

Question 10

What type of evidence is favorable to the defendant?

Answer 10

Exculpatory evidence

Question 11

What rule states that if evidence is gathered illegally, it cannot be used against the defendant in court?

Answer 11

Exclusionary rule

Question 12

A trial before the judge only is called?

Answer 12

Bench Trial

Question 13

A trial before the judge and jury is called?

Answer 13

Jury trial

Question 14

An elected official who is in charge of representing the citizens of a county in criminal cases.

Answer 14

District Attorney

Question 15

Lawyer who represents the defendant in a criminal case

Answer 15

Defense Attorney

Question 16

District Court in Boston there is a BPD superior officer who is designated at this for that particular court. The officer will report to the?

Answer 16

Supervisor of Cases

Question 17

An allegation made by one or more people before a proper magistrate that another person has committed a designated crime. This is known as?

Answer 17

Complaint

Question 18

In criminal law, the person is charged with the commission of a crime. Known as?

Answer 18

Defendant

Question 19

An accusation in writing found and presented by a grand jury…charging that a person, named therein, has committed a specific crime.

Answer 19

Indictment

Question 20

That which takes place when in a criminal case tried to a jury the defendant is found not guilty. This is known as?

Answer 20

Acquittal

Question 21

The result of a trial of a criminal case either before a jury or trial judge in a court of competent jurisdiction which ends in a verdict or finding that the defendant is guilty. This is known as?

Answer 21

Conviction

Question 22

A court that focuses on all misdemeanors and all violations of city/town ordinance, by laws? What court?

Answer 22

District Court

Question 23

Exclusively have original jurisdiction in first-degree murder cases and higher crime cases. What court is responsible for these cases?

Answer 23

Superior Court

Question 24

The formal process of exchanging information between parties about the witness and evidence they will present at trial. This is known as?

Answer 24

Discovery

Question 25

If there is no supervisor of cases in court, who do you go to?

Answer 25

Duty supervisor

Question 26

Evidence gathered illegally will be inadmissible, a defense attorney (lawyer) can file for a motion to?

Answer 26

Suppress

Question 27

A body of persons who are sworn to declare the facts of a case as they are proven from the evidence placed before them. This is a?

Answer 27

Jury

Question 28

Appointed public officials who run the state's court system and are in charge of running the sessions, trials, and hearings (With the exception of magistrate’s hearings) in a court.

Answer 28

Judge

Question 29

The statement of a witness under oath or affirmation.

Answer 29

Testimony

Question 30

A solemn declaration, made under the penalty of perjury, by a person who conscientiously declines taking an oath. (A person that does not believe in god)

Answer 30

Affirmation

Question 31

A solemn affirmation, declaration, or other promise made under a sense of responsibility to God for the truth of what is stated?

Answer 31

Oath

Question 32

A formal application of one found guilty of a crime by a lower court to have his case tried again in a higher court.

Answer 32

Appeal

Question 32

Any information or material that tends to clear a defendant of blame or wrongdoing in a criminal case. Crucial evidence that supports the defendant’s innocence or reduces their culpability.

Answer 32

Exculpatory Evidence

Question 33

Evidence that implies a fact but does not directly prove it. It is the job of the jury to draw conclusions or inferences based on the presented evidence. What type of evidence is this?

Answer 33

Circumstantial Evidence

Question 34

A police officer witnesses a person commit a crime or misdemeanor, what type of evidence is this?

Answer 34

Direct Evidence

Question 35

A police officer witnesses a person commit a crime or misdemeanor, what type of evidence is this?

Answer 35

Cross Examination