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Criminal Justice: The System in Perspective
Ronald G. Burns
Module 24: Trials
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is correct with regard to jury sizes?
a. Defendants in misdemeanor cases select the size of jury they prefer.
b. Misdemeanor cases often involve 12-member juries.
c. All states require 12-member juries in capital offense cases.
d. All states require 12-member juries in all felony cases.
2. Potential jurors are questioned during _______ to determine their suitability to serve as objective, unbiased jurors.
a. a preliminary hearing
b. an arraignment
c. voir dire
d. habeas corpus
3. Which of the following is submitted prior to jury selection by defense attorneys who believe the jury pool is not reflective of the community or is biased in some manner?
a. A sequester challenge
b. A peremptory challenge
c. A challenge for cause
d. A challenge to the array
4. Which of the following types of evidence can be circumstantial or direct, is presented to the jury in the form of exhibits, and can include, for example, fingerprints, notes, and weapons?
a. Circumstantial
b. Real
c. Indirect
d. Testimonial
5. The presentation of evidence at trial begins with the prosecution’s _______ of their witnesses.
a. recross-examination
b. redirect examination
c. cross-examination
d. direct examination
6. Jurors in Judge Thompson’s court were unable to reach a verdict in an armed robbery case. In response, Judge Thompson provided new instructors for the jurors and issued a(n) _______ in efforts to encourage them to come to a verdict.
a. Allen charge
b. indictment
c. Buie motion
d. repartition
7. Which of the following involves jurors dismissing the facts of a case and basing their decisions on other factors, such as their opinion of the participants in the crime or the appropriateness of the law?
a. Jury nullification
b. Juror freeloading
c. Going off the grid
d. Allen charging
True/False
8. Bench trials involve judges replacing jurors in determining guilt at trial.
9. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires jurors be paid while they served as jurors and missed work.
10. Once attorneys have used all of their peremptory challenges, they must accept all jurors unless a challenge for cause can be offered.
11. Defense attorneys are typically the first to present their case at opening statements and are followed by the prosecution.
12. Cases that result in hung juries, or deadlocked juries, result in the defendant being acquitted.
13. Following the announcement of a verdict in the courtroom, jurors may be polled by the trial attorneys to ensure that all (or the necessary number of) jurors agreed with the verdict.
14. Jury nullification empowers jurors to become active participants in enforcing criminal laws.
Essay Questions
15. Outline and discuss each primary step of the trial process.
16. How is jury selection conducted? In what ways could the process be improved?