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Schmalleger's "Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction"- Chapter 7 with 100% correct answers
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Schmalleger's "Criminal Justice: A BriefIntroduction"- Chapter 7
federal court system - correct answer ✔✔the three-tiered structure of federal courts, comprising U.S.
district courts, U.S. courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court
state court system - correct answer ✔✔a state judicial structure; most states generally have at least
three court levels: trial courts, appellate courts, and a state supreme court
jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔the territory, subject matter, or people over which a court or other
justice agency may exercise lawful authority, as determined by statute or constition
original jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔the lawful authority of a court to hear or to act on a case from
its beginning and to pass judgment on the law and the facts. The authority may be over a specific
geographic area or over particular types of cases
appellate jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔the lawful authority of a court to review a decision made by a
lower court
trial de novo - correct answer ✔✔literally, "new trial." The term is applied to cases that are retried on
appeal, as opposed to those that are simply reviewed on the record
court of last resort - correct answer ✔✔the court authorized by law to hear the final appeal on a matter
appeal - correct answer ✔✔the request that a court with appellate jurisdiction review the judgment,
decision, or order of a lower court and set it aside (reverse it) or modify it
state court administrator - correct answer ✔✔a coordinator who assists with case-flow management,
operating funds budgeting, and court docket administration
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