At which stage of the court process may an offender first be offered pretrial diversion?
A. arraignment
B. trial
C. initial appearance
D. preliminary hearing
D. preliminary hearing
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What type of discretion do judges exercise?
A. deciding whether to stop, search, or arrest an individual B. filing formal charges C. setting bail, denying bail, and imposing sentences D. disciplines incarcerated offenders for violations committed in prison
Randy is walking through the mall parking lot when he observes an individual trying to gain entry to an automobile by breaking the side window. Randy immediately uses his cellphone to call the police
He reports that a burglary of a vehicle is occurring at the mall. A police officer responds to the scene and finds the individual inside the vehicle attempting to start it. Subsequent investigation at the scene determines that the individual is not a thief but a "repro man" and is attempting to repossess the vehicle due to non-payment by the purchaser. No arrest is made and the police officer departs the scene. Randy has NOT committed the offense of false report to a peace officer because: A) he lacked any intent to deceive authorities when he made the cellphone call. B) an element of the offense requires that the false report be in writing. C) a reasonable person under the same or similar circumstances could have believed that that the individual was a thief. D) he never directly talked to a peace officer.
If police invite a suspect to chat with them at the police station and the individual is not in custody, any soft drink can or cigarette that the suspect leaves in an interrogation room can be taken and used as evidence, even if the police used a
false story to convince the subject to come to the police station. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Each offense that a prosecutor charges a person with in an indictment is a(n):
A) element. B) crime. C) count. D) charge. E) ?offense.