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Chapters 1 ,2
CRJ 432; CRJ Procedure
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 4
02/23/2013

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Term

What is the definition of:


Judgment (disposition) of a case?

Definition

 

Decides what happends to the defendant and the government

Term

What is the definition of:

 

Constitutional Question

Definition

 

Court's action that depends what happens to the defendant and to the government

Term

What is the definition of:

 

Quantum of Proof

Definition
The facts and circumstances that back up the act by government officials.
Term

What is the definition of:

 

Briefing a Case

Definition
Putting a case summary into a format that helps to compare/contrast it to other cases.
Term
When judges identify the social science research and empirical research that support their assignation of facts, it is called _____?
Definition

 

Transparency

Term

This amendment has to do with 

self-incrimination.

Definition

 

5th Amendment

Term

What is the definition of:

 

Exclusionary Rule

 

Definition

Requires court to throw

out "good" evidence if the

government got it

by "bad" methods.

Term

What is the definition of:

 

Graduated Objective

Basis Requirement

Definition

The greater the limit,

the more facts required

to back it up. 

Term

What is the definition of:

 

Objective Basis Requirement

Definition


Requirement that the government has to back up

with facts every official triggered restraint on

the rights of individuals to come and go as they

please and be let alone by the government.

Term

What is the definition of:


Discretionary Decision Making

Definition

Informal decision making by professionals

based on their training and experience,

and unwritten rules. 

Term
The right to due process in federal cases is granted by the ___ Amendment.
Definition

 

5th Amendment

Term
The right against double jeopardy is granted by the ___ Amendment.
Definition
5th Amendment
Term

The right to grand jury indictment

in federal cases is granted

in the ___ Amendment.

Definition

 

5th Amendment

Term

The right to be free from

unreasonable searches is granted

in the ___ Amendment.

Definition

 

4th Amendment

Term

The right to be free from

unreasonable seizures is granted

by the ___ Amendment.

Definition

 

4th Amendment

Term

The right to probable cause to back

up searches and seizures is part of 

the ___ Amendment.

Definition

 

4th Amendment

Term

Pearce v. Pearce, 1846, is related

to the balance of _____ and _____.

Definition

 

Ends and means.

Term

Who said, and in what year, "The accused have all the advantages" ?

 

Definition

US Courts of Appeals

Judge Learned Hand

 

1922

Term
Who said, and in what year, "The prosecution has the advantage" ?
Definition

Joseph Goldstein

 

1960

Term

Based on _____ v. _____, 

the Exclusionary Rule applied to state searches and seizures.

Definition


Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

Term
The provision of unreasonable searches and seizures resulted from which major case?
Definition


Wolf v. Colordo, 1949

Term
Natural Law
Definition

A body of unchanging moral

principles regarded as a

basis for all human conduct. 

Term
Fundamental Fairness Doctrine
Definition

Due process is a command to the states to provide two basics of a fair trial: 

notice & hearing.

Term

In this 1936 case, a man was whipped until

he confessed to a crime. This is known as

a "coerced confession." What case was this?

Are coerced confessions admissible in court?

Definition

Brown v. Mississippi, 1936

 

No

Term

This case rejected the idea that due process was

short-hand for the application of the specific

provisions in the Bill of Rights of state criminal proceedings. 

Definition

Hurtado v. California, 1884

Term
Parallel rights
Definition

 

Rights similar to those in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights

Term
Supervisory Power
Definition

The power to make rules to

manage how lower federal

courts conduct their business. 

Term
Judicial Review
Definition

Courts have the final word on

what the Constitution means

(how it is interpreted).

Term

Article VI of the Constitution

is the _____ Clause. 

Definition

 

Supremacy Clause

Term

The Supremacy Clause is a 

part of Article _____ of

the Constitution. 

Definition

 

Article VI

Term
Due process and equal protection are provided for in the _____ Amendment.
Definition
14th Amendment
Term

The rights against cruel and

unusual punishment are provided

for in the ______ Amendment. 

Definition
8th Amendment
Term

The rights against excessive

bail and fines are included

in the _____ Amendment.

Definition
8th Amendment
Term

The right of the accused

to defense counsel is in

the _____ Amendment.

Definition
6th Amendment
Term

The right to be informed of

the charges against the accused

is included in the _____ Amendment.

Definition

 

6th Amendment

Term

The right to an impartial jury is

granted by the ___ Amendment.

Definition

 

6th Amendment

Term

The right to a public trial is

listed in the ___ Amendment. 

Definition

 

6th Amendment

Term

The right to a speedy trial is granted

in the ___ Amendment.

Definition
6th Amendment
Term

The right against self-incrimination

is in the ___ Amendment.

Definition
5th Amendment
Term

Model Code of

Pre-Arraignment Procedure

Definition

A model of criminal procedure laws

for law enforcement and courts. 

Term
Law of Criminal Procedure
Definition

Rules that the government has to follow to

detect and investigate crimes, apprehend suspects, prosecute and convict defendants, and punish criminals. 

Term
Constitutionalism
Definition

The idea that constitutions adopted by

the whole people are a higher form of law

than ordinary laws passed by legislatures. 

Term
Rule of Four
Definition

Four of the nine Supreme Court Justices have

to vote to review a case before the court will

hear an appeal by issuing a writ of certiorari.

Term
Writ of certiorari
Definition

An order to the court that decided the

case to send up the record of it's proceedings

to the US Supreme Court for review. 

Term
Certiorari
Definition

A discretionary order of

the Supreme Court to review

a lower courts decision. 

Term
Habeas Corpus
Definition

An action that asks those who

holds defendants to justify

their detention. 

Term

Collateral Attack

 

Definition

A proceeding to review the constitutionality of detention

or imprisonment. 

Term
Formal Decision Making
Definition

Consists of decisinos made according to the law of

criminal procedure- namely, the rules spelled out in

the Constitution, judicial opinions, laws, and other

written sources and cases. 

Term
Petitioner
Definition
A defendant in a non-criminal case
Term
Appellee
Definition
The party appealed against.
Term
Appellant
Definition
The appealing party.
Term
Suppression Hearing
Definition

Defendant's motion to throw out

evidence obtained by law enforcement officers during a search, seizure, interrogation, etc. 

Term
Distinguishing Cases
Definition
A court decides that a prior decision doesn't apply to the current case because the facts are different.
Term
Stare Decisis
Definition
Binds judges to follow precedent.
Term
Precedent
Definition
Means "prior decisions"
Term
Remanded means...
Definition

The appellate court sent the

case back to the lower court

for further action. 

Term
Reversed means...
Definition

The appellate court set aside,

or nullified, the lower courts judgment. 

Term
Affirmed means...
Definition
The appellate courts upheld a lower courts judgment.
Term
What are the opinins appellate courts can issue?
Definition

Majority Opinion

Concurring Opinion

Plurality Opinion

Dissenting Opinion

Term
Appellate Courts can issue one of ____ opinions.
Definition
Four
Term
Reasoning of the Court
Definition
Refers to the reasons and arguments the court gives to support its holding
Term
Holding of the Court
Definition
Legal rule the court applied to the facts of the case
Term
Court Opinion
Definition
Explains why courts decided and disposed of a case the way they did.
Term
Constitutional Democracy
Definition
The balance between the power of government and the rights of individuals.
Term
Due process and equal protection are a part of the ___ Amendment.
Definition
14th Amendment
Term
What are the the two main clauses of the 14th Amendment?
Definition

Equal Protection

Due Process

Term
Llaguno v. Mingey, 1985, is related to which two legal objectives?
Definition

Community Security

Individual Autonomy

Term
Due Process Revolution
Definition
US Supreme Court's application of the Bill of Rights to state criminal proceedings
Term
Presumption of Regularity
Definition
Presumes government actions are lawful in the absence of "clear evidence to the contrary."
Term
Discriminatory Purpose
Definition
A named official in the case intended to discriminate against an individual because of race or another criteria.
Term
Discriminatory Effect
Definition
Proving race or another illegal group characteristic accounts for the official decision.
Term
Equal Protection
Definition
State officials can't investigate, apprehend, convict, and punish people unreasonably.
Term
Robinson v. California, 1962 led to which specific provision?
Definition
Cruel and unusual punishment
Term
Klopfer v. North Carolina, 1967, is related to which right/provision?
Definition
A speedy trial
Term
Washington v. Texas, 1967 is related to which provision?
Definition
Compulsory process to obtain witnesses
Term
The provision allowing the accused to confront the witness(es) is related to which major case?
Definition
Pointer v. Texas, 1965
Term
The assistance of counsel is related to which case?
Definition
Gideon v. Wainright, 1963
Term
The provision of self-incrimination is related to which case?
Definition
Malloy v. Hogan, 1964
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