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SS Judicial branch
ss judicial branch gov of ga part one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name as many courts as possible. | Supreme, Appellate, Trial, Superior, State, Magistrate, Probate, Juvenile, Municipal |
| What are the two types of juries? | trial and grand |
| who are the people in a trial? | defendant, defense attorny, plaintiff, prosecutor, district attorney |
| what are the two types of crimes? | larceny and homicide |
| What is civil law? | works with property and $ |
| what is criminal law? | breaks a statute in any state |
| what is a felony? | punishable by 1 year or more in prison and a fine of $1000 or more or both |
| what is a misdemeanor? | less serious, <1 year prison, <$1000, or both |
| List 3 things about supreme court. | highest ocurtin GA, an appeals court, does not hear original cases, 7 justices, highest justice, all death penatly (capital) cases come here |
| list things about the court of appeals | any court in GA that DOES NOT hear original cases. decides if an original case have a defendant a fair trial, no juries |
| what is a trial court? | any court that sees original cases |
| what's an original trial? | the first time a jury hears a case |
| who is the defendant? | the one who has been accused |
| who is the defense attornry? | defends the defendant |
| who is the plaintiff? | the accuser |
| who is the prosecutor? | the one who works for the state in criminal cases |
| who is the district attonry? | office in which the prosecutors work for state |
| what is jurisdiction? | county, any type of case |
| what is an appeal? | something that comes after jurisdiction/guilty verdict |
| what is larceny and how is it different from homicide? | homicide is murder, larceny is theft or stealing |
| how many justices are on a supreme coirt? | 7 |
| what is an appellate court? | a cort that does not hear original cases |
| how many superior courts are there? | 159 |
| how many state courts are there? | 72 |
| how many magistrate courts are there? | 159 |
| how many probate courts are there? | 159 |
| how many juvenile courts are there? | 159 |
| how many municipal courts are there? | over 400 |
| an area or type of case a court can hear | jurisdiction |
| how many people are on a grand jury? | 16-24 |
| what do they do? | decide whether someone charged with a crime should stand trial. did the police have enough evidence? |
| what does a trial jury do? | hear evidence at a trial. they say guilty or innocent. |
| Does a court of appeals handle criminal and civil cases? | yes |
| what are the two types of appeals? | constitutional appeal and permission of defendant |
| what is premission of defendant? | it's usually a civil case. |
| does an appellate court look like a trial court? | no, trial court has a judge and jury, appeallate has no jury, 3 judges |
| can both felonies and misdemeanors be heard in suprioer court? | yes |
| of state and superior court, which can issue arrest warrant? | state courts |
| what other court can issue arrest warrants? | magistrate |
| of wills, estates, guardians, involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill adults, civil cases, marriage licenses, oath of office, and election ballots, which is not part of probate court? | civil case |
| what would you expect from a city with a municipal court? | they have a high population |
| what age group do juvenile courts have jurisdiction over? | birth age to 17 or 18 if deprived |
| when can juvenile and surperior courts have concurrent jurisdiction? | in capital felonies, custody/child support cases, and when terminating parental rights |
| how are juvenile court judges appointed and how long is their term? | by surperior court judges, 4 year term |
| what is a capital case? | any case with a death penalty |
| a court that does not hear witnesses, only reads from the original trial | appeallate court |
| the three appellate courts in GA | court of appeals, superior, supreme |
| a jury that decides if the prosecutor has enough evidence for a trial to take place | grand jury |
| a failure to attend school | truancy |
| who can serve on a jury? | a citizen over 18 |
| if a juvenile commits a crime that would not be an adult crime | unruly |
| juveniles who are neglected or abused | deprived |
| an adult is arrested but juveniles are taken into custody by | an intake officer |
| what is RYDC | regional youth detention center |
| a juvenile court case has all rights of an adult case except for what? | no jury |
| what do all juveniles have a right to? | free public education |
| if a juvenile is charged with a crime as an adult | delinquent |
| court handles civl claims under $15,000, grants bail, issues, search warrants | magistrate |
| court handles felonies, divorces, and other important cases, not every county has one | state court |
| a jury charged with duty of finding a person guilty or innocent | trial jury |
| which court would I go to for a speeding ticket? | magistrate (if by county police), municiaple (if by city police) |
| which type of court would I got o if charged with a felony? | superior or state |
| which court would I go to for a misdemeanor? | state, magistrate, or municipal |
| out of reading from original trial, making a decision, handling felonies, and not hearing witnesses, which does not represent appellate court? | handling felonies |
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