Florida Criminal Court System Quiz

What is the first step for someone to enter the Florida criminal court system?

• Being accused of a crime

• Being booked

• Being arrested

• Being detained

What is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody called?

• Booking

• Detention

• Arrest

• Investigation

What is the purpose of the preliminary hearing in Florida?

• To determine guilt or innocence

• To set bail for the defendant

• To gather evidence for trial

• To dismiss the charges

What is the process where both sides gather information, interview witnesses, and request records in preparation for trial called?

• Arraignment

• Pre-trial proceedings

• Plea deal

• Sentencing

What is the punishment that the judge decides the person should get called?

• Damages

• Restitution

• Sentencing

• Probation

What is the term for the process where the defendant admits they are guilty in exchange for a lighter punishment?

• Preliminary hearing

• Arraignment

• Trial

• Plea deal

What is the first time that the arrested person appears before a judge in Florida called?

• Preliminary hearing

• Bail hearing

• Arraignment

• Initial appearance

What is the right to fair treatment through the normal judicial system called?

• Probation

• Plea bargain

• Discovery

• Due process

What is the term for the formal accusation that a person has committed a crime?

• Arraignment

• Indictment

• Probation

• Detention

What is the process called when a defendant is released from custody, usually in exchange for a sum of money?

• Bail

• Restitution

• Discovery

• Sentencing