What is our state court system derived from? - correct answer English common law Tennessee's state court system is an offspring of ______ interpretation. - correct answer North Carolina "The judges of the supreme, appellate, chancery, circuit, general sessions, and juvenile courts throughout the state, judicial commissioners and county executives in those officer's respective counties" = ? - correct answer magistrate What officials are magistrates? - correct answer judges, judicial commissioners No person can be committed to prison on any criminal matter without first being examined by a _________. - correct answer magistrate "A warrant of commitment to prison in writing" = ? - correct answer mittimus "Written statement signed and sworn to before an official, saying the who/what/when/where of the offense" = ? - correct answer affidavit "Written order commanding that a person be arrested" = ? - correct answer warrant What is a preliminary hearing screening for? - correct answer probable cause Is a preliminary hearing a constitutional right or a statutory right? - correct answer not constitutional, generally statutory All felonies and misdemeanors are _______ offenses. - correct answer indictable "Knowing the difference between right and wrong" = ? - correct answer Ethics What is common law? - correct answer a collection of philosophies Name the steps in the state court system. - correct answer 1. arrest (magistrate examination), 2. general sessions, 3. grand jury, 4. trail, 5. appeal Name the two types of state supreme appeals. - correct answer criminal and civil Where are minor citations normally handled? - correct answer in general sessions court Where are federal felony misdemeanors normally handled? - correct answer screened by General Sessions court, then either dropped or passed up the ladder Do 1st offenders normally go to trial? - correct answer No, normally only if they're a repeat offender or it was a violent crime. Otherwise it's normally a plea deal. Shortly after the mittimus is created, what will be produced documenting your claim? - correct answer a warrant If the Grand Jury determines you have probable cause, they issue a _________. - correct answer true bill "Any crime in which the potential punishment is 1 year or more in the state penitentiary" = ? - correct answer felony "A monetary amount that provides assurance that the offender will come back for court" = ? - correct answer bail