Court System

In a criminal case, who determines whether someone is guility or not?

• Judge

• Bailiff

• Prosecutor

• Jury

Who announced the verdict in the court room?

• Bailiff

• Jury

• Judge

• Clerk

Someone accused of a crime is usually released from on _____. This is money pledged that he/she will show up for court.

• bail

• brewery

• litigation

• jurisdiction

Lawyers who try to prove that the accused person is guilty.

• defense attorney

• prosecutor

• bailiff

• judge

A group of people selected to hear a case and make a decision of guilty or not guilty.

• panel

• jury

• circuit court

• defendants

Appellate jurisdiction is the authority to review a decision of a ______ court.

• lower

• higher

• circuit

• district

Select all that apply. U.S. District Court

• is locally governed.

• is a federal court.

• may have a jury.

• can hear Supreme Court cases.

If someone who has been convicted of a crime in a Virginia Circuit Court and tries to challenge it, the court case will go next to...

• Va. Supreme Court

• Va. Court of Appeals

• Va. General District Court

• Va. Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court.

Check all the correct answers. Which type of jurisdiction is found in Va. Circuit Courts?

• judicial review

• original

• appellate

Select all that apply. A felony....

• is a less serious crime

• is a more serious crime

• Has a grand jury

• Includes an arraignment.