TLETA Final Exam Questions and
Answers Already Graded A+
1. Probable cause - ANSWER Reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has
committed or is committing a crime
2. Search warrants must have ____ copies - ANSWER 3
3. Search warrant must be executed and returned within ____ days. -
ANSWER 5 days
4. Who can get a search warrant? - ANSWER DA, Asst DA, criminal
investigator, LEO
5. Who gets copies of search warrant? - ANSWER Judge, defendant, court
clerk
6. Knock and Announce rule in TN - ANSWER Must wait reasonable amount
of time before forcing entry
7. Exceptions to knock and announce rule - ANSWER Exigent circumstances:
destruction of evidence, officer safety, useless gesture (need r/s to believe
these)
8. 3 legal police citizen encounters - ANSWER Consensual, arrest, temporary
detention
,9. To conduct protective sweep, must think that - ANSWER Harm could be
done to you by a reasonable suspicion (totality of circumstances test)
10.Status offenses examples - ANSWER Truancy, curfew, unruly
11.Child can be taken into custody by: - ANSWER By order of court, under
arrest laws, if reasonable grounds to think child is run away.
12.Delinquent must have hearing - ANSWER In 72 hours but not more than 84
hours
13.Age a child can be moved over to criminal court - ANSWER 16 year old.
Under 16 year old can get transferred on certain circumstances
14.How to analyze juvenile waivers? - ANSWER Voluntary, capacity to
understand, age, education, intoxication/mental disease, presence of
adult/parent
15.LEO needs ______ to search child's person or vehicle at school - ANSWER
Probable cause
16.If LEO finds out about child abuse, the LEO must notify _____. -
ANSWER DCS
17.What is the TN state court system derived from? - ANSWER English
Common Law and an offspring of N. Carolina interpretation
18.What is the legal hierarchy in TN? - ANSWER Everything starts with the
U.S. constitution (base/floor), states can give more protection but not less.
, TN laws are T.C.A. Hierarchy is comprised of U.S. constitution, state
constitution and laws.
19.What are the steps in the state court system? - ANSWER 1. arrest
2. general sessions
3. grand jury
4. trial
5. appeal
20.How many times is probable cause checked for? - ANSWER 3 times.
at initial appearance before a magistrate (examination before commitment)
at the preliminary hearing in general sessions (this right can be waived)
at grand jury
21.Who issues an arrest warrant? - ANSWER Magistrate (TCA 40-5-101)
which can be a judge of the supreme court, judge of the circuit and criminal
courts, judicial commissioners, judges of general sessions, city judges with
g.s. jurisdiction (most don't have this), and juvenile court judges
22.What are the factors to determine admissibility of identification in suspect
identification? - ANSWER 1. opportunity of witness to see the criminal at
the time of the crime
2. degree of witness attention
accuracy of and prior description (clothing differences State v. Jennings)
level of certainty demonstrated by witness
time span btwn crime and confrontation (needs to be nearly immediately- 20
minutes at most)
*all factors establish reliability
, 23.What makes a good show up/line up/photo line up? - ANSWER discuss
with DA, 6 or more choices, one suspect, suspect need to have same general
characteristics, high quality if photo, no incarcerated photos, document
results
24.How many copies of warrants are needed? - ANSWER 1. court copy filed
after is has been returned and signed by the judge
2. copy for place to be searched left with defendant
3. judges copy
(should make sure you have one too)
25.What are the 6 essential nutrients? - ANSWER carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
vitamins, minerals, water
26.What is important to know about organic food? - ANSWER it is not always
free of chemicals
27.What were the sheriff's duties in colonial times? - ANSWER runs the jail
and selects juries
28.Who is the father of modern day policing? - ANSWER Sir Robert Peel
*metropolitan police act 1829 - copied in America in 1849 in New York with
Law of Police Reform and started full time salaried and uniform police
29.Who was the first private security company? - ANSWER Wells n' Fargo
(stagecoach time to protect railroad, gold and silver... also remember Allen
Pinkerton)
Answers Already Graded A+
1. Probable cause - ANSWER Reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has
committed or is committing a crime
2. Search warrants must have ____ copies - ANSWER 3
3. Search warrant must be executed and returned within ____ days. -
ANSWER 5 days
4. Who can get a search warrant? - ANSWER DA, Asst DA, criminal
investigator, LEO
5. Who gets copies of search warrant? - ANSWER Judge, defendant, court
clerk
6. Knock and Announce rule in TN - ANSWER Must wait reasonable amount
of time before forcing entry
7. Exceptions to knock and announce rule - ANSWER Exigent circumstances:
destruction of evidence, officer safety, useless gesture (need r/s to believe
these)
8. 3 legal police citizen encounters - ANSWER Consensual, arrest, temporary
detention
,9. To conduct protective sweep, must think that - ANSWER Harm could be
done to you by a reasonable suspicion (totality of circumstances test)
10.Status offenses examples - ANSWER Truancy, curfew, unruly
11.Child can be taken into custody by: - ANSWER By order of court, under
arrest laws, if reasonable grounds to think child is run away.
12.Delinquent must have hearing - ANSWER In 72 hours but not more than 84
hours
13.Age a child can be moved over to criminal court - ANSWER 16 year old.
Under 16 year old can get transferred on certain circumstances
14.How to analyze juvenile waivers? - ANSWER Voluntary, capacity to
understand, age, education, intoxication/mental disease, presence of
adult/parent
15.LEO needs ______ to search child's person or vehicle at school - ANSWER
Probable cause
16.If LEO finds out about child abuse, the LEO must notify _____. -
ANSWER DCS
17.What is the TN state court system derived from? - ANSWER English
Common Law and an offspring of N. Carolina interpretation
18.What is the legal hierarchy in TN? - ANSWER Everything starts with the
U.S. constitution (base/floor), states can give more protection but not less.
, TN laws are T.C.A. Hierarchy is comprised of U.S. constitution, state
constitution and laws.
19.What are the steps in the state court system? - ANSWER 1. arrest
2. general sessions
3. grand jury
4. trial
5. appeal
20.How many times is probable cause checked for? - ANSWER 3 times.
at initial appearance before a magistrate (examination before commitment)
at the preliminary hearing in general sessions (this right can be waived)
at grand jury
21.Who issues an arrest warrant? - ANSWER Magistrate (TCA 40-5-101)
which can be a judge of the supreme court, judge of the circuit and criminal
courts, judicial commissioners, judges of general sessions, city judges with
g.s. jurisdiction (most don't have this), and juvenile court judges
22.What are the factors to determine admissibility of identification in suspect
identification? - ANSWER 1. opportunity of witness to see the criminal at
the time of the crime
2. degree of witness attention
accuracy of and prior description (clothing differences State v. Jennings)
level of certainty demonstrated by witness
time span btwn crime and confrontation (needs to be nearly immediately- 20
minutes at most)
*all factors establish reliability
, 23.What makes a good show up/line up/photo line up? - ANSWER discuss
with DA, 6 or more choices, one suspect, suspect need to have same general
characteristics, high quality if photo, no incarcerated photos, document
results
24.How many copies of warrants are needed? - ANSWER 1. court copy filed
after is has been returned and signed by the judge
2. copy for place to be searched left with defendant
3. judges copy
(should make sure you have one too)
25.What are the 6 essential nutrients? - ANSWER carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
vitamins, minerals, water
26.What is important to know about organic food? - ANSWER it is not always
free of chemicals
27.What were the sheriff's duties in colonial times? - ANSWER runs the jail
and selects juries
28.Who is the father of modern day policing? - ANSWER Sir Robert Peel
*metropolitan police act 1829 - copied in America in 1849 in New York with
Law of Police Reform and started full time salaried and uniform police
29.Who was the first private security company? - ANSWER Wells n' Fargo
(stagecoach time to protect railroad, gold and silver... also remember Allen
Pinkerton)
