Criminal Trial Process
Criminal Trial Process Quiz
Test your knowledge on the criminal trial process with our comprehensive quiz! This engaging quiz covers various aspects of criminal law, including court processes, rights of the accused, and legal terminologies.
Challenge yourself with questions like:
- Who determines if the standard of proof has been met in a criminal case?
- What is the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions?
- What defense can be raised in a murder charge?
A magistrate has suspended a person’s driver’s licence. The person decides to appeal the decision. Which court would be most likely to hear the appeal?
Drug Court
Local Court
District Court
Supreme Court
Peter, charge while under the influence of drugs, has caused the death of another person. He is charged with murder. Which court will be the first to hear the charge against Peter?
Drug Court
Local Court
Supreme Court
Coroner’s Court
The Terrorism (Police Powers) Amendment (Investigative Detention) Act 2016 (NSW) allows police to hold a suspect in detention for up to 14 days without charge. Which of the following is compromised by this Act?
Trial by jury
Legal representation
Presumption of innocence
Ability of the police to question the accused
Belinda is on trial for treason. Who has the role of ensuring that this trial is conducted fairly?
Jury
Judge
Magistrate
Public defender
What is the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions?
To appoint defence barristers
To assign a judge to hear a case
To appoint a jury for a trial of an accused person
To review the charges against an accused person
Anne is charged with murder. The prosecution and defence enter a charge negotiation and Anne agrees to plead guilty to manslaughter. What must the judge do?
Reject the agreement
Accept the agreement
Change the agreement
Consider the agreement
How is the right to legal representation best described?
It is a right limited under common law.
It is a right protected under the Australian Constitution.
It is a right to free legal aid provided in most criminal cases.
It is a right protected under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Which of the following is correct about a person’s right to legal aid when on trial for a serious indictable offence?
All accused persons have the right to legal aid.
The right to legal aid is only available in the Supreme Court.
Defendants only have the right to legal aid if they plead guilty.
A person has the right to legal aid if an injustice is likely to occur.
Who determines if the standard of proof has been met in a criminal case?
The jury
The police
The defendant
The prosecution
Who must prove the elements of a criminal offence?
Defendant
Judge
Prosecution
Jury
A person is arrested for a serious crime. He exercises his right to remain silent before the trial. However at his trial, he gives evidence that he was not at the crime scene. Which of the following is true?
The judge can instruct the jury that this evidence may not be reliable.
The prosecution cannot cross-examine the accused on this new evidence.
The jury can ask the accused why he did not raise this evidence earlier.
The accused does not have the right to raise this evidence during the trial.
A woman was charged with murder. During her trial, she successfully raised a defence and was found guilty of manslaughter. Which defence did she raise?
Aggravation
Mental illness
Provocation
Self-defence
The prosecution and defence agree an offender will plead guilty to manslaughter instead of being tried for murder. What is this agreement an example of?
A partial defence
Charge negotiation
A complete defence
Alternative sentencing
Kim has been arrested and charged with importing a large quantity of drugs into Australia. Kim claimed that she was forced to import the drugs. What would be the most appropriate defence for Kim?
Accident
Consent
Duress
Provocation
In NSW, a judge can accept a majority verdict from a jury
After the police prosecutor presents their case.
At the conclusion of a matter heard summarily.
At the conclusion of a Commonwealth criminal trial.
After they have deliberated for at least eight hours.
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