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What is our state court system derived from?
answers: English common law
Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______ interpretation.
answers: North Carolina
"The judges of the supreme, appellate, chancery, circuit, general sessions, and
juvenile courts throughout the state, judicial commissioners and county executives
in those officer's respective counties" = ?
answers: magistrate
What officials are magistrates?
answers: judges, judicial commissioners
No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being
examined by a _________.
answers: magistrate
"A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ?
answers: mittimus
"Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying the
who/what/when/where of the offense" = ?
,answers: affidavit
"Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ?
answers: warrant
What is a preliminary hearing screening for?
answers: probable cause
Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right?
answers: not constitutional, generally statutory
All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses.
answers: indictable
"Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ?
answers: Ethics
What is common law?
answers: a collection of philosophies
Name the steps in the state court system.
, answers: 1. arrest (magistrate examination), 2. general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4.
trail, 5. appeal
Name the two types of state supreme appeals.
answers: criminal and civil
Where are minor citations normally handled?
answers: in general sessions court
Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled?
answers: screened by General Sessions court, then either dropped or passed up the
ladder
Do 1st offenders normally go to trial?
answers: No, normally only if they're a repeat offender or it was a violent crime.
Otherwise it's normally a plea deal.
Shortly after the mittimus is created, what will be produced documenting your
claim?
answers: a warrant
If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue a _________.
answers: true bill
, "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in the state
penitentiary" = ?
answers: felony
"A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender will come back for
court" = ?
answers: bail
Is bail always allowed?
answers: while all offenses are technically bail-able offenses, sometimes bond isn't
allowed when the offender is too dangerous
What kind of right is a preliminary hearing?
answers: a statutory right, not a constitutional right
"Any crime in which the potential punishment is less than 1 year" = ?
answers: misdemeanor
What rights do convicted felons lose?
answers: the right to vote, bear arms, run for office, etc.
How many levels of felony are there in TN?
answers: 5
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What is our state court system derived from?
answers: English common law
Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______ interpretation.
answers: North Carolina
"The judges of the supreme, appellate, chancery, circuit, general sessions, and
juvenile courts throughout the state, judicial commissioners and county executives
in those officer's respective counties" = ?
answers: magistrate
What officials are magistrates?
answers: judges, judicial commissioners
No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being
examined by a _________.
answers: magistrate
"A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ?
answers: mittimus
"Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying the
who/what/when/where of the offense" = ?
,answers: affidavit
"Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ?
answers: warrant
What is a preliminary hearing screening for?
answers: probable cause
Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right?
answers: not constitutional, generally statutory
All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses.
answers: indictable
"Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ?
answers: Ethics
What is common law?
answers: a collection of philosophies
Name the steps in the state court system.
, answers: 1. arrest (magistrate examination), 2. general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4.
trail, 5. appeal
Name the two types of state supreme appeals.
answers: criminal and civil
Where are minor citations normally handled?
answers: in general sessions court
Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled?
answers: screened by General Sessions court, then either dropped or passed up the
ladder
Do 1st offenders normally go to trial?
answers: No, normally only if they're a repeat offender or it was a violent crime.
Otherwise it's normally a plea deal.
Shortly after the mittimus is created, what will be produced documenting your
claim?
answers: a warrant
If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue a _________.
answers: true bill
, "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in the state
penitentiary" = ?
answers: felony
"A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender will come back for
court" = ?
answers: bail
Is bail always allowed?
answers: while all offenses are technically bail-able offenses, sometimes bond isn't
allowed when the offender is too dangerous
What kind of right is a preliminary hearing?
answers: a statutory right, not a constitutional right
"Any crime in which the potential punishment is less than 1 year" = ?
answers: misdemeanor
What rights do convicted felons lose?
answers: the right to vote, bear arms, run for office, etc.
How many levels of felony are there in TN?
answers: 5
