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Reading Assignment #7 – Chapter 13: Preliminary Stages of the Prosecution & Chapter 14: Pretrial Motions

Chapter 13: Preliminary Stages of the Prosecution

Define Key Terms:

1. bail
2. bill of particulars
3. grand jury
4. indictment
5. information
6. preliminary hearings
7. probable cause to bind the accused over for trial
8. recognizance
9. subpoena duces tecum
10. surety

Answer Review Questions

1. Select a recent crime reported in the news and, using the factors provided for in the Federal Bail Reform Act, explain why the accused should or should not be granted pretrial release.

Chapter 14: Pretrial Motions

Define Key Terms:

1. Blockburger test for double jeopardy
2. collateral estoppel
3. double jeopardy
4. joinder of defendants
5. motion to sever offenses
6. pretrial discovery
7. pretrial motions
8. separate sovereigns
9. statutes of limitations
10. venue

Answer Review Questions:

1. You are a defense attorney preparing for a criminal trial and know very little about the crime and surrounding circumstances. What are your best tools for learning more about the crime to prepare for trial and how can you utilize them? Give examples of tools available through the courts and independent means of investigating the crime