Exam 15: Criminal Procedure Before Trial

The _____ appearance is the first court appearance of a criminal defendant after the arrest.

The defendant confessed to a crime in violation of Miranda. What pretrial motion would the defendant file to exclude evidence obtained from the confession?

Which of the following is not a pretrial motion in a criminal trial?

In order to obtain a search warrant from a judge, what does the government need to show?

The Fourth Amendment prohibits:

The purpose of the initial appearance is to establish that probable cause exists.

Hearsay is something a third person heard.

Who files an indictment?

An arrest is the physical seizure of a person by the government.

In the U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 (2008), the U.S. Supreme Court held that detainees at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to the protection of the Fifth Amendment right not to be deprived of liberty without due process of law. Should the Fifth Amendment due process rights apply just to U.S. citizens or should the due process also be extended to other persons, including enemy combatants?

A motion for change of _______ requests that the court change the location of the trial.

Which of the following is not an exception to the warrant requirement?

The Sixth Amendment provides:

In order to obtain a warrant from a neutral magistrate, the officer must have ______ that the suspect committed the crime.

Which exception to the warrant requirement arises when a situation requires immediate or unusual actions where the situation does not allow time for the officer to obtain a warrant?

The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.

An information is filed by the prosecutor and an indictment is filed by a grand jury.

The preliminary hearing is the first time the defendant appears before a judge.

The warrant requirement is designed to protect law enforcement officers.