AAERT CDR FULL STUDY SHEET
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COLLECTION
●● Jury Selection
Answer: Random people are ordered to "voire dire" examination which
determined their suitability for the case.
Opposing side my challenge their abilities to serve on a trial.
(Preemptory/for-cause)
●● Inferences are
Answer: Complaints Jurors make about a defendant not taking the stand
at trial and speak to them
●● Who explains the Jury's responsibilities?
Answer: The judge tells them about the burden of proof, facts beyond a
reasonable doubt, and weight of evidence when deciding a case
●● mitigating circumstances
Answer: Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime
that may justify a lighter sentence.
,(lowered departure)
●● aggrivating circumstances
Answer: factors that tend to make the crime worse, such as a gruesome
murder or previous convictions
(upward departure)
●● action
Answer: A lawsuit brought to court
●● Adverse witness
Answer: A person who is contrary or hostile giving testimony under oath
in a court
●● Affadavit
Answer: *Sworn statement of facts in an incident made under oath
*Signed document (K.B)
●● answer
Answer: response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
, ●● Arraignment
Answer: A hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not
guilty
●● Bail - Own Recognizance
Answer: Money deposited to the court as collateral to get someone to
appear back in court
●● Bench conference
Answer: A discussion between the judge and attorneys, usually
conducted at the judge's bench so the jury cannot hear what is said.
(MAY OR MAY NOT BE ON THE RECORD)
●● beyond a reasonble doubt
Answer: standard conviction for a criminal trial
●● preponderance of the evidence
Answer: The standard of proof in a civil case
●● briefs
Answer: written documents in which attorneys explain, using case
precedents, why the court should find in favor of their client
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COLLECTION
●● Jury Selection
Answer: Random people are ordered to "voire dire" examination which
determined their suitability for the case.
Opposing side my challenge their abilities to serve on a trial.
(Preemptory/for-cause)
●● Inferences are
Answer: Complaints Jurors make about a defendant not taking the stand
at trial and speak to them
●● Who explains the Jury's responsibilities?
Answer: The judge tells them about the burden of proof, facts beyond a
reasonable doubt, and weight of evidence when deciding a case
●● mitigating circumstances
Answer: Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime
that may justify a lighter sentence.
,(lowered departure)
●● aggrivating circumstances
Answer: factors that tend to make the crime worse, such as a gruesome
murder or previous convictions
(upward departure)
●● action
Answer: A lawsuit brought to court
●● Adverse witness
Answer: A person who is contrary or hostile giving testimony under oath
in a court
●● Affadavit
Answer: *Sworn statement of facts in an incident made under oath
*Signed document (K.B)
●● answer
Answer: response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
, ●● Arraignment
Answer: A hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not
guilty
●● Bail - Own Recognizance
Answer: Money deposited to the court as collateral to get someone to
appear back in court
●● Bench conference
Answer: A discussion between the judge and attorneys, usually
conducted at the judge's bench so the jury cannot hear what is said.
(MAY OR MAY NOT BE ON THE RECORD)
●● beyond a reasonble doubt
Answer: standard conviction for a criminal trial
●● preponderance of the evidence
Answer: The standard of proof in a civil case
●● briefs
Answer: written documents in which attorneys explain, using case
precedents, why the court should find in favor of their client
