Exam with Complete Solutions
Plaintiff - ANSWER-person who sues
defendant - ANSWER-person who is been sued
witnee - ANSWER-person who gives testimony about the facts
prosecutor - ANSWER-the government's lawyer in a criminal case
public defender - ANSWER-attorney who defends criminal
misdemeanor charge - ANSWER-1. arrest & formal charges; 2. First
appearance; 3. Pretrial negotiations 4. trial
felony - ANSWER-defendant must appear in court.
,court clerk - ANSWER-he administer oath. Usually called courtroom deputy
misdemeanor - ANSWER-defendant does not have to appear in court.
Attorney can represent.
felony lower court - ANSWER-1. arrest& formal charges; 2. 1st appearance; 3.
preliminary settings; 4. pre-trial negotiations; 5. probable cause hearing, 6.
grand jury
felony for cases going to trial - ANSWER-1.arraignment; 2. motions and
settlement conferences; 3. trial, and 4. sentencing
an interpreter shall render - ANSWER-accuracy, representation of
qualifications, be impartial, professional demeanor, limit to interpret and/or
translate,assess ability to deliver services, report any ethic violations, and
continually impskillrove
Mandatory method for interpreting at the witness stand - ANSWER-
consecutive
, The interpreter hired by the court in a criminal case may refer attorneys to a
defendant - ANSWER-only if defendant ask directly
to become familiar with a particular of a case, the interpreter must -
ANSWER-request and review the case file
defense witness - ANSWER-person(s) who testifies for defendant
assistant district attorney - ANSWER-is the state court attorney
assistant U.S. attorney - ANSWER-attorney in federal court case
at which proceeding is the defendant informed of charges against him/her
and ask to enter plea? - ANSWER-arraignment
an interpreter is interpreting for the defendant in the witness stand. At some
point he/she realizes an interpretation error was made earlier in the
testimony. - ANSWER-The interpreter should immediately inform the court of
the error