Select a Chapter to start the quiz.
Which of the following circumstances did the Supreme Court say violated the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment?
A judge removed a disruptive and abusive defendant, and the trial proceeded without the accused present.
A child witness testified behind a screen so the child would not have to see the defendant.
A child witness testified on a closed circuit television so the child would not have to see the defendant.
All of the above.
Gideon v. Wainwright overruled the Supreme Court’s decision in what previous case?
Powell v. Alabama
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Johnson v. Zerbst
Betts v. Brady
Which of the following statements is true?
A defendant who robs multiple victims at once can be tried in separate trials for robbing each victim until a guilty verdict is reached.
Separate governments (including separate states) can prosecute an individual for the same incident if it occurred in multiple jurisdictions.
The government can appeal not guilty verdicts.
None of the above.
In Salerno the Court:
Denied all bail requests
Struck the Bail Reform Act which allows judges to deny bail to certain defendants
Upheld the Bail Reform Act which allows judges to deny bail to certain defendants
Ruled the all defendants should be afforded bail in every case.
What Amendment prohibits excessive bail?
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Eighth
