Criminal Procedure Exam 1 Questions And Answers 2024

CH. 1 - correct answer-begins here What is criminal procedure focused on/concerned with? - correct answer-- concerned with the constitutional rights of accused persons, as interpreted by courts - uses the role of precedent (past decisions) often What is criminal procedure? - correct answer-- vast set of rules and guidelines that describes how accused criminals should be handled and processed by the justice system. - begins when police first contact a person and ends well after conviction - allows police and other people in the justice system to preserve individual rights What is of particular relevance to criminal procedure? (two words) How does it ensure these things? - correct answer--Justice and Liberty - ensures this by setting forth various roles of government and protecting the rights of people within the nation's borders What are the main sources of individual rights? (4) - correct answer-- The U.S. Constitution - Court decisions - Statutory law - State constitutions What are the rights of relevance in criminal procedure? (5) - correct answer-4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th What is the fourth amendment? - correct answer-The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. A warrant will not be issued without oath and stating specifically where and what will be searched/seized. What is the fifth amendment? - correct answer-- grand jury - double jeopardy - no witness against yourself - due process of the law - just compensation