Ch. 10

e. ​A complaint

______ is a sworn written statement addressed to a court or a judge by the police, a prosecutor, or an individual alleging that an individual has committed an offense and requesting prosecution of the individual.

a. A warrant
b. ​A charge
c. An indictment
d. ​An arraignment
e. ​A complaint

d. ​Venire

_______ is the term for the group called for jury duty from which jury panels are selected.

a. ​Dretke rule
b. ​Vino de voir
c. ​Voir dire
d. ​Venire
e. ​Empanelled

b. ​Release on recognizance

​________ occurs when a defendant is released, without bail, upon their promise to return to court.

a. Unconditional bail
b. ​Release on recognizance
c. An unsecured bond
d. ​Surety bail
e. ​Conditional bail

c. ​A preliminary hearing

_________ is the proceeding held to determine whether probable cause is sufficient to warrant a criminal trial.

a. An arraignment
b. ​An indictment
c. ​A preliminary hearing
d. A bail hearing
e. ​An injunction

a. ​Unsecured bond

__________ occurs when a defendant is released, with no immediate requirement for payment unless they do not appear in court.

a. ​Unsecured bond
b. Conditional bail
c. ​Release on recognizance
d. ​Surety bail
e. ​Conditional bond

c. County prosecutors

__________ would not be involved in administering pretrial programs.

a. Independent county contractors
b. ​Local jails
c. County prosecutors
d. Court offices
e. Probation departments

e. ​An indictment

___________ is a written accusation returned by a grand jury, charging an individual with a specified crime after determination of probable cause.

a. A charge
b. An arrest warrant
c. ​A presentment
d. ​A true bill
e. ​An indictment

d. ​information

A formal charging document, similar to an indictment, based on probable cause as determined at a preliminary hearing is called:​

a. a bill of attainder.
b. ​judging.
c. ​an arraignment.
d. ​information
e. a warrant.

d. ​preliminary hearing

A(n) ______ is often used as an alternative to the grand jury.

a. ​criminal trial
b. ​arraignment
c. ​plea bargain
d. ​preliminary hearing
e. initial hearing

b. ​potential profitability

​According to the Innocence Project, ______ is not a reason for giving a false confession to a crime.

a. coercion
b. ​potential profitability
c. ​mental impairment
d. ​duress
e. ​not knowing one's rights

e. ​avertable recidivists

​Defendants who are rearrested for a felony while out on bail are referred to as:

a. obviate detainees.
b. ​double timers.
c. ​precluded recidivists.
d. ​preventive detainees.
e. ​avertable recidivists

d. ​full cash

​In some jurisdictions, ________ bail has the defendant paying the total amount out of pocket with either cash or property.

a. deposit
b. ​bonded
c. ​security
d. ​full cash
e. surety

b. ​pretrial detainees

​Individuals who are either denied bond or who cannot afford to post bond are referred to as:

a. ​wards of the court.
b. ​pretrial detainees
c. ​captive convicts.
d. ​insolvent prisoners.
e. ​recognizance offenders.

a. ​​Eighth

The ________ Amendment pertains to bail.

a. ​​Eighth
b. Seventh
c. ​Fourth
d. ​Fifth
e. ​​Sixth

d. ​true bill

The action by a grand jury that it votes to indict an accused suspect is called a(n):

a. indictment.
b. charge.
c. warranted charge.
d. ​true bill
e. ​no bill

b. All of the above are reasons for waiving the preliminary hearing

The defendant may want to waive the preliminary hearing because the defendant:

a. has the right to do so.
b. All of the above are reasons for waiving the preliminary hearing.
c. has already decided to plead guilty.
d. hopes to avoid the negative publicity that might result from the hearing.
e. wants to speed up the criminal justice process.

c. preventative detention

Under __________, the defendant would not be eligible for pretrial release.

a. conditional bail
b. ​surety bail
c. preventative detention
d. conditional bond
e. release on recognizance

c. nolo contendere

Under a plea of _________, the defendant submits to sentencing without any formal admission of guilt.

a. nolo gratis
b. ​not guilty
c. nolo contendere
d. guilty
e. ​non-admission

b. ​arraignment

Which of the following events-during which the judge informs the defendant of the charges and appoints counsel if one has not yet been retained-occurs after an indictment is filed subsequent to a preliminary hearing?

a. bench hearing
b. ​arraignment
c. pretrial
d. ​presentencing hearing
e. ​plea bargain

e. collecting and refunding bail money

Which would not be a critical service provided by pretrial programs?

a. assessing each arrestee's likelihood of failure to appear and chances of being rearrested.
b. notifying the court of any failure to comply with release conditions.
c. providing supervision for defendants conditionally released.
d. gathering and verifying information about arrestees.
e. collecting and refunding bail money