Exam 6: Initial Appearance and Arraignment

The grand jury was created as a safeguard for the accused.

To establish uniformity in the amounts of bail required, many jurisdictions use:

The grand jury vote must be unanimous in order to return a true indictment.

Under what circumstance would a grand jury proceeding be held in public?

Whether the accused was arrested by a private person or by an officer, he or she must be taken before a(n):

Briefly explain the selection and qualification of the Grand Jurors.

Prosecution does not necessarily follow even though a(n) ________ has been returned by a grand jury.

Frequently, a grand jury is called on to investigate and hold hearings concerning alleged acts of misconduct by ________.

A demurrer to a complaint is a formal mode of disputing the sufficiency in law of the pleadings.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the authority of the magistrate at the preliminary hearing?

A defendant has a constitutional right to have his or her guilty plea accepted by the court.

If the defendant enters a plea of guilty, the trial judge may:

An indictment serves which of the following purposes?

The right of an initial appearance is included in ________ and in the laws of the states.

At common law, it was felt that there was no way to ensure the trial presence of one who was charged with a capital offense, so ________ was denied to that type of offender.

In many jurisdictions the initial and first appearance before a judge where the state reads the official charges, called an information or indictment, against the defendant is referred to as the:

Today, we continue to place persons who are arrested in ________.

A plea of nolo contendere is essentially equivalent to a not guilty plea.

The primary purpose of a grand jury is to:

A plea of nolo contendere means that the defendant does not contest the charge.