Business Law Trial Procedures
(1) Decision of a jury is a verdict.
(2) Written accusation issued by a grand jury is an indictment.
(3) Procedure in which accused pleads to the charge is a pleading.
(4) Formal written reply denying or admitting allegations of the complaint is an answer.
(5) Jury of inquiry that conducts a preliminary hearing is a grand jury.
(6) Court’s decision or determination in a case is a judgment.
(7) Depriving a person of his or her freedom is arraignment.
(8) Proceeding to decide whether or not to keep a minor in custody is a detention hearing.
(9) Statement of plaintiff’s claim against the defendant is an arrest.
(10) Money or other property left with the court to assure the defendant’s return to court is a summon.
(1) True (2) False (3) False (4) True (5) True (6) True (7) False (8) False (9) True
(10) False
(1) Melissa Stinson was called for jury duty. She was selected to serve as a juror in a case in which her cousin was the plaintiff. The attorney for the defendant challenged her selection as a juror and asked that she be removed. Later, Melissa told a friend that she was removed because of the attorney’s prejudice against her. Was she correct?
No, one’s feelings cannot force her to be removed.
(2) Ronald Borge was caught by a police officer inside a supermarket at night. The officer arrested him and, noticing a bulge in Borge’s pocket, frisked him. Borge claims that he was illegally frisked. Do you agree with Borge?
No, the police officer is allowed to do this.
(3) Angela Callaghan won a civil suit against Jonathan Smith and received a $5,000 judgment. Smith had no money, was not employed, and owned no property. Smith told Callaghan that she would never be