An information is which of the following?
a. a written accusation returned by a grand jury charging an individual with a specified crime, based on the prosecutor's demonstration of probable cause
b. a declaration that expresses the prosecutor's decision to drop a case
c. a filing before an impartial, lower-court judge who decides whether the case should go forward
d. taking a criminal case to a higher court on the grounds that the defendant was found guilty because of legal error or violation of his or her constitutional rights
Answer: c. a filing before an impartial, lower-court judge who decides whether the case should go forward
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a. True b. False
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).