1) A criminal offence that the Crown can decide to treat by way of indictment or by way of summary conviction is called a(n) ______________ offence.

plea negotiation

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

laying on information

appearance notice

Duty Counsel

Entrapment

Habeas corpus

summary conviction

intent

discovery

Plea bargaining

hybrid

ANSWER:

2) If, for a minor offence,a police officer writes out a gives you a notice on the spot telling you to appear in court, you've been given a(n) __________________.

Choose...

plea negotiation

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

laying on information

appearance notice

Duty Counsel

Entrapment

Habeas corpus

summary conviction

intent

discovery

Plea bargaining

hybrid

ANSWER:

3) A police officer who wants to conduct a search, swears an oath before a justice of the peace.This is called _________________.

Answer 3

Choose...

plea negotiation

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

laying on information

appearance notice

Duty Counsel

Entrapment

Habeas corpus

summary conviction

intent

discovery

Plea bargaining

hybrid

ANSWER:

4) A person arrested or detained and held in custody without being brought before a judge, may apply for a writ of ________________ to remedy this situation.

Answer 4

Choose...

plea negotiation

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

laying on information

appearance notice

Duty Counsel

Entrapment

Habeas corpus

summary conviction

intent

discovery

Plea bargaining

hybrid

ANSWER:

5:A lawyer available at the police station or on duty at the court, to advise people who are making their first court appearance, is called a ______________________.

Answer 5

Choose...

plea negotiation

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

laying on information

appearance notice

Duty Counsel

Entrapment

Habeas corpus

summary conviction

intent

discovery

Plea bargaining

hybrid

ANSWER:

6) The mandatory process whereby an accused meets with the Crown prosecutor prior to a trial by judge and jury, to ensure that the accused understands the case being made against him or her, is known as ____________.

Answer 6

Choose...

plea negotiation

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

laying on information

appearance notice

Duty Counsel

Entrapment

Habeas corpus

summary conviction

intent

discovery

Plea bargaining

hybrid

ANSWER:

7) If an accused agrees with the Crown, to plead guilty to a lesser offence than the one originally charged, ___________________ has occurred.

Answer 7

Choose...

plea negotiation

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

laying on information

appearance notice

Duty Counsel

Entrapment

Habeas corpus

summary conviction

intent

discovery

Plea bargaining

hybrid

ANSWER:

8) The document, that is part of Canada's constitution, which guarantees Canadians certain legal rights, is the _________________________.

plea negotiation

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

laying on information

appearance notice

Duty Counsel

Entrapment

Habeas corpus

summary conviction

intent

discovery

Plea bargaining

hybrid

ANSWER:

9) Since the offence with which Mr. Smith is charged was committed against a young woman, his lawyer doesn't want many young women on the jury.She challenges all three women under the age of 30.What type of challenge is this?

Select one:

a.A challenge for cause

b.A peremptory challenge

c. A challenge of the jury list

d.None of the above

ANSWER:

10) One prospective juror doesn't speak or understand English very well and Mr. Smith's lawyer is afraid he'll be unable to follow the arguments she intends to present.What type of challenge would this be?

Select one:

a.A challenge for cause

b.A peremptory challenge

c.A challenge of the jury list

d.None of the above

ANSWER:

11) Mr. Smith's lawyer is surprised by the number of visible minority groups represented by the prospective jurors.Since the offence her client is accused of, was committed against a member of such a group, this worries her.She believes she can prove that the sheriff has deliberately selected a disproportional number of non-Caucasians as prospective jurors.What type of challenge is this?

Select one:

a.A challenge for cause

b.A peremptory challenge

c.A challenge of the jury list

d.None of the above

ANSWER:

12) On questioning the prospective jurors, Mr. Smith's lawyer learns that one of them has been following the case in the media and strongly believes in the guilt of her client.What type of challenge is this?

Select one:

a.A challenge for cause

b.A peremptory challenge

c.A challenge of the jury list

d.None of the above

ANSWER: