CJE
Belem Gonzalez
Course Standard 10
- Steps for a Criminal trial.
- The Jury examines the case to see wether its reasonable or not.
- Some rare cases just require the judge to hear.
- Choosing a jury.
- Opening Statements
- Witnesses get sworn in.
- Witness testimony
- Cross-examination
- Closing arguments
- Jury Instruction
- Jury debilitation and verdict.
- Voir Dire
-Voir Dire is to determine if any juror is biased and cannot deal issues fairly.
-Conducted by judge and sometimes includes participation of the counsel.
-Opens with a short statement of the case.
-Identifies parties and lawyers.
Standard 11
- Types of Sentences:
-Consecutive Sentence-Sentences served one after another.
-Mandatory Sentence-Sentences required by law under certain circumstances.
-Maximum Sentence
-Deffered Sentence
-Determinate sentence
-Final Sentence
-Intermediate Sentence
-Minimum Sentence
-Presumptive Sentence
-Flat Sentence
-Suspended Sentence
- Pre sentence Report
-A report prepared by a probation officer upon conviction of a defendant that assists the sentencing court in imposing an appropriate sentence.
- Sentencing
-A judge will consider several factors in determining a criminal sentence.
-Judges have many sentencing alternatives.
-Some cases provide mandatory sentences.
- Three Strikes Law
-Has two or more convictions in Federal or State courts,at least one has to be a serious violent crime, others may be serious offence crimes.
Course Standard 12
- Correctional Officer Duties:
-Supervise activities of inmates
-Inspect facilities to ensure that they meet standards.
-Inspect inmates for contraband items
-Report on inmate conduct
- Prisoner Rights
-Inmates have the right to be free from sexual crimes.
-Inmates have the right to complain about conditions.
-Inmates are entitles to medical care.
-Inmates that need mental care have the right to get treatments.
- Capital Punishment
-Lethal Injection
-Electrocution
-Gas Chamber
-Fairing Squad
-Hanging