TLETA Week 1 | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2024/2025
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Ethics - Caught not taught
What does Modern day policing come from? - English Law
What is the Court Structure? - Supreme Court, Court of criminal appeals, appeals court, Circuit court or
Criminal court, municipal and general sessions
What is the Legal Hierarchy? - Federal Laws, State laws, Local laws
What are the steps to State court? - Arrest, general sessions, grand jury, trial, appeal
3 Checks of Probable cause/Arrest - Initial appearance/preliminary hearing, general sessions, grand jury
Levels of Proof - Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, P/C, beyond a reasonable doubt
What is a magistrate? - An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged
with a public offense
Who are considered magistrates? - Judicial commissioners, judges of circuit & Criminal courts, Supreme
Court, general sessions judges, city judges or juvenile judges
what is mittimus? - Order in writing
What does Examination required before commitment mean? - No one person can be committed to
prison on any criminal matter without first being examined by a magistrate
Affidavit - Written statement signed and sworn to before an official (after arrest)
,Warrant - Written order commanding that a person be arrested, must be signed by magistrate (before
arrest)
8th Amendment - No cruel or unusual punishment. All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties
except for capital offenses
Who endorses bail amount? - Magistrate
How many people are on a grand jury? - 13 people. 12 jurors, 1 foreperson appointed by judge
Who discharges bail - Sheriff
preliminary hearing - Not a constitutional right; is a probable cause screening
What does a grand jury do? - Inquire into law violations; Determine existence of Probable Cause
Indictment - An accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county, charging a person
Indictable offenses - ALL felonies and misdemeanors
True Bill - grand jury approves indictment
Capias - Written Document from grand jury authorizing arrest
Arraignment - Where defendant first appears before court with jurisdiction to try case
Class A Felony - 15- 60 Years; $50,000
Class B Felony - 8-30 years; $25,000
, Class C Felony - 3-15 years; $10,000
Class D Felony - 2- 12 years; $5,000
Class E felony - 1-6 years; $3,000
Class A misdemeanor - 11 months, 29 days, $2,500
Class B Misdemeanor - 6 months, $500
Class C Misdemeanor - 30 days, $50
2nd Amendment - Right to bear arms
4th Amendment - Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure (protection of houses, papers,
persons, effects and life)
5th Amendment - The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process, testify against self
6th Amendment - Right to a speedy and public trial, assistance of counsel, informed of accusations,
confront witnesses
8th Amendment - No cruel or unusual punishment, no excessive bail or fines
14th Amendment - 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 - Lineup, show up, photographic ID
