TLETA week 1 LATEST UPDATE
2024|| VERIFIED
Ethics - ANSWER Caught not taught
What does Modern day policing come from? - ANSWER English Law
What is the Court Structure? - ANSWER Supreme Court, Court of criminal appeals, appeals court, Circuit
court or Criminal court, municipal and general sessions
What is the Legal Hierarchy? - ANSWER Federal Laws, State laws, Local laws
What are the steps to State court? - ANSWER Arrest, general sessions, grand jury, trial, appeal
3 Checks of Probable cause/Arrest - ANSWER Initial appearance/preliminary hearing, general sessions,
grand jury
Levels of Proof - ANSWER Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, P/C, beyond a reasonable doubt
What is a magistrate? - ANSWER An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person
charged with a public offense
Who are considered magistrates? - ANSWER Judicial commissioners, judges of circuit & Criminal courts,
Supreme Court, general sessions judges, city judges or juvenile judges
what is mittimus? - ANSWER Order in writing
, What does Examination required before commitment mean? - ANSWER No one person can be
committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being examined by a magistrate
Affidavit - ANSWER Written statement signed and sworn to before an official (after arrest)
Warrant - ANSWER Written order commanding that a person be arrested, must be signed by magistrate
(before arrest)
Class C Felony - ANSWER 3-15 years; $10,000
Class D Felony - ANSWER 2- 12 years; $5,000
Class E felony - ANSWER 1-6 years; $3,000
Class A misdemeanor - ANSWER 11 months, 29 days, $2,500
Class B Misdemeanor - ANSWER 6 months, $500
Class C Misdemeanor - ANSWER 30 days, $50
2nd Amendment - ANSWER Right to bear arms
4th Amendment - ANSWER Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure (protection of houses,
papers, persons, effects and life)
5th Amendment - ANSWER The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process, testify
against self
6th Amendment - ANSWER Right to a speedy and public trial, assistance of counsel, informed of
accusations, confront witnesses
, 8th Amendment - ANSWER No cruel or unusual punishment, no excessive bail or fines
14th Amendment - ANSWER Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed
equal protection of the laws. States must follow federal precedent.
Suspect ID types - ANSWER Lineup, show up, photographic ID
Lineup - ANSWER Live presentation of several different people by police to a witness of a crime so as to
identify possible suspects. (An attorney may be present if wanted)
Showup - ANSWER Live presentation, within a reasonable time after a crime, of a single person by police
to a witness so as to identify the suspect. (Usually at crime scene)
Photographic ID - ANSWER the use of photo images to present suspects of a crime in much the same
manner as a lineup
Static display - ANSWER Piece of paper with pictures
Sequential Display - ANSWER Stack of photographs in folders
How many choices in a lineup or photo ID should there be - ANSWER 6 or more (9 is best)
When does the 5th Amendment not apply to a suspect? - ANSWER Photographic ID, Showup, Lineup
In TN, when does the right to counsel attach? - ANSWER After being formally charged
Factors to determine admissibility of ID - ANSWER Opportunity of witness to view criminal at the time of
the crime, the degree of witness attention, accuracy of any prior description, the level of certainty
demonstrated by witness, time span between crime and confrontation. (All factors combine to establish
reliability)
