More Court Terminology

Question 1

What is a subpoena?

Answer 1

A written order that commands someone to appear in court to give evidence.

Question 2

A defendant is required to give up certain constitutional rights before……

Answer 2

entering a plea of guilty.

Question 3

What is not considered a crime?

Answer 3

Voluntary nepotism

Question 4

What is nepotism

Answer 4

Favoritism based on kinship

Question 5

When a person is taken to jail after being arrested, they have to be____ by the jail personnel.

Answer 5

Booked

Question 6

A defendant can be charged directly by the state attorney’s office, this is called charged by____

Answer 6

information

Question 7

Attorney’s can present evidence in the form of testimony but they can also present_________ such as documents or photographs.

Answer 7

exhibits

Question 8

Once the prosecution has rested their case, the defense will often request a_____ ____ from the judge.

Answer 8

Judgement of acquittal

Question 9

Before requesting a public defender, the defendant was asked to fill out

Answer 9

An affidavit of insolvency.

Question 10

What is an affidavit of insolvency?

Answer 10

A form signed by the defendant, under oath, attesting to her indigency (inability to pay for a lawyer).

Question 11

The attorney stated that his client had __________, for the time of the crime and therefore should not be found guilty.

Answer 11

An alibi.

Question 12

The jurors had been told to decide among themselves who would be named as the jury’s_____

Answer 12

Foreperson

Question 13

What is a foreperson?

Answer 13

The head juror selected by the judge or by vote of the jurors.

Question 14

Because the attorney believed some of the evidence against his client was obtained illegally, he presented a______ to the judge…

Answer 14

Motion to suppress.

Question 15

What is a motion to suppress?

Answer 15

It’s where the defendant asks the judge to exclude certain evidence from trial because it was obtained illegally.

Question 16

In a civil law suit the action is brought by….

Answer 16

The plaintiff.

Question 17

What description best describes the concept of interrogatories?

Answer 17

Written questions submitted to a party from their adversary.

Question 18

What is the sequence of events during a haring with an interpreter?

Answer 18

Swear in the interpreter, swear in the NES witness, direct examination, cross-examination.

Question 19

What should you do when the attorney starts speaking to the defendant in their own language and makes an error?

Answer 19

Repeat what the attorney said in the LEP’s language in the same language.

Question 20

Who should you advise when you overhear jurors discussing the case during a trial (which is a direct violation of the Court’s admonition)?

Answer 20

You should advise the Court.

Question 21

After the judge sentences a defendant to a rather stiff fine, you hear the defendant say under his breath, “You bastard!” How do you interpret that?

Answer 21

You should interpret the insult under your breath, regardless of who can hear.

Question 22

The judge asks you to go out into the hallway to speak with the defendant about his case because the judge can tell the defendant is really confused. What should you do?

Answer 22

You should advise the judge that you would be happy to interpret for the defendant as long as another person is communicating with him/her while you do so.

Question 23

A case decided without prejudice means that….

Answer 23

There is a right to a new trial.

Question 24

What is a motion to quash?

Answer 24

Application to the court to set aside the complaint, indictment, or subpoena due to a lack of probable cause to arrest the defendant.

Question 25

What is a motion to sever?

Answer 25

A motion to separate trials for two defendants charged with the same crime or who acted jointly in the commission of a crime.

Question 26

What is parole?

Answer 26

Conditional release from custody at the discretion of the parole authority.

Question 27

What does nolo contendere mean?

Answer 27

No contest - The defendant will be charged the same as if they were to plea guilty.

Question 28

What does writ of habeas corpus mean?

Answer 28

Mandate issued from a court stating that an individual needs to be brought before the court.

Question 29

What does litigant mean?

Answer 29

One engaged in a lawsuit.

Question 30

What is a double jeopardy?

Answer 30

An act of being put on trial twice for the same crime.

Question 31

To oust someone from a dwelling through the legal process is to…..

Answer 31

dispossess.

Question 32

What is a ‘retainer’?

Answer 32

An agreement between a client and an attorney.

Question 33

Offenders who repeatedly commit the same crimes are involved in….

Answer 33

Recidivism

Question 34

What is recidivism?

Answer 34

A relapse in criminal behavior.

Question 35

A peremptory challenge allows an attorney to dismiss a potential juror…..

Answer 35

Without cause or giving reason.

Question 36

What does pro bono mean?

Answer 36

It means that a defendant can have legal assistance free of charge.

Question 37

What is a grand larceny?

Answer 37

The unlawful taking and carrying away of personal property having a value that is greater than an amount fixed by law.