Law Education Chapter 13 Quiz

Booking is the formal process in which a police record of the arrest is made.

• True

• False

In a misdemeanor case, the defendant makes a plea at the initial appearance.

• True

• False

The reason for a bail system is that jails are extremely overcrowded.

• True

• False

To ask the court to apply the exclusionary rule, the defense lawyer will file a motion to suppress.

• True

• False

Plea bargaining is a negotiation process established to help only criminal defendants.

• True

• False

What does it mean if a judge releases a defendant on personal recognizance?

• the defendant needs a third-party custodian

• the defendant is required to post bond

• the defendant has adequate ties to the community and can be expected to return to court without a money bond

• none of the above

In a grand jury proceeding, which of the following is true?

• Only the federal judicial systems uses this process.

• The defendant and his attorney have the right to present evidence during the proceeding.

• The prosecutor need not present all of the evidence the state has at this proceeding.

• The Fourth Amendment requires a grand jury indictment for a serious federal crime.

In many cases the ____________________ and the defense enter into plea bargains.

• judge

• police

• prosecutor

• victim

The ____________________ is not required to accept a plea bargain worked out by the parties.

• judge

• police

• defendant

• prosecutor

The ____________________ may be allowed to take fingernail clippings, handwriting specimens, or blood samples from the ____________________ at booking.

• judge/prosecutor

• police/defendant

• prosecutor/police

• victim/jury