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MADJU-203 Final Exam With Complete Solutions 100% VerifiedThe "venue" is the Court's legal authority over the defendant and of the crime.
True/False - ANSWER False:
It has to do with the physical or geographical location of the court in which case is to be
filed or tried.
Substantive law deals with the methods for enforcing laws.
True/False - ANSWER True:
That part of the law which the courts are established to enforce. Laws defining crime
and their punishments.
The Attorney General's opinions have the same authority as that of the courts.
True/False - ANSWER False:
They do not have the same authority as do opinions of the court. They must give their
written opinion, when requested, to the: State Senate Assembly, Governor, Secretary of
State, Controller, Treasure, State Lands Commission, etc.
In the case People v. Smith, the "People" is the plaintiff and "Smith" is the defendant.
True/False - ANSWER True:
The defendant is the person being accused of the crime.
The plaintiff is the part that initiates the lawsuit (against the defendant.
The U.S. Constitution regularly allows ex post facto laws.
True/False - ANSWER False:
It expressly prohibits Congress or any state from passing this law.
, If two laws punish exactly the same act or omission, and they are in conflict, the last law
passed takes control.
True/False - ANSWER True:
When two state laws punish exactly the same act or omission as crimes, and they are
obviously in conflict, the last one passed into law will take control.
The defendant is never entitled to the benefit of every reasonable doubt; he is always
guilty until proven innocent.
True/False - ANSWER False:
The defendant is entitled to the benefit of every reasonable doubt, just as he is as to
questions of facts involved.
California law is based on the "letter" of the law as opposed to the "spirit" of the law.
True/False - ANSWER False:
"The rule of common law, the penal states are to be strictly constructed, has no
application to this Code. All its provisions are to be constructed, according to a fair
import or their terms with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice."
Common law is bound to the "letter" of the law,
California's legal system is more directed toward the "spirit" of the law as stated in CPC
Section 4.
A defendant has the ability to get both a preliminary hearing and a Grand Jury Hearing.
True/False - ANSWER False
An infraction cannot be punished by imprisonment.
True/False - ANSWER True:
It is punishable by a fine not exceeding $250
The corpus delicti of a crime can be based solely on the confession or admission of the
defendant.
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