Question 1

In this case, the Court stated that as part of the bail determination, judges should consider “the nature and circumstances of the offense charged, the weight of the evidence against [the accused], the financial ability of the defendant to give bail and the character of the defendant.”

 

United States v. Salerno

 

Gerstein v. Pugh

 

Stack v. Boyle

 

Mapp v. Ohio

5 points  

Question 2

Which amendment states that “excessive bail shall not be required”?

 

Fourth

 

Second

 

Fourteenth

 

Eighth

5 points  

Question 3

Which of the following refers to a formal, written accusation submitted to the court by a grand jury, alleging that a specified person(s) has committed a specified offense(s), usually a felony?

 

Information

 

Grant of immunity

 

Conviction bill

 

Indictment

5 points  

Question 4

The list of grand jury members is known as the:

 

Venire

 

Compilation

 

Corpus

 

Selection

5 points  

Question 5

Which of the following is a written accusation submitted to the court by a prosecutor, alleging that a specified person(s) has committed a specified offense?

 

Information

 

Conviction bill

 

Indictment

 

Grant of immunity

5 points  

Question 6

Match the type of exception in column 1 with the description in column 2.

-A.B.C.D.E.

Good faith exception

-A.B.C.D.E.

Impeachment exception

-A.B.C.D.E.

Purged taint exception

-A.B.C.D.E.

Inevitable-discovery exception

-A.B.C.D.E.

Independent source exception

A.

A limitation on the fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine that renders admissible any witness testimony that had been offered totally independent of an illegal search

B.

A limitation on the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine that renders admissible evidence that would be found regardless of unconstitutional police conduct

C.

Renders otherwise inadmissible evidence admissible if the prosecution seeks to use such evidence for the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness

D.

An exception to the exclusionary rule that allows law enforcement officers who conduct a search or who seize evidence on the basis of good faith and who later discover that a mistake was made to provide evidence that can be used in court

E.

A limitation on the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine that may permit, when sufficient time elapses between an initial unconstitutional search and later seizure of derivative evidence, the admissibility of such derivative evidence at trial

Question 7

What issues surround the discovery process? Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Question 8

Describe the bail process and the different types of bail. Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

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