Chapter 16 APPELLATE AND HABEAS CORPUS REVIEW

America's Courts and the Criminal Justice System 12th Edition by David W. Neubauer

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Chapter 16 APPELLATE AND HABEAS CORPUS REVIEW

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Which of the following is a primary purpose of the appellate process?
a. error correction c. enforcing judgments
b. enforcing court orders d. controlling discretion

 

ANS: A                   REF:  Nature of the Appellate Process    OBJ:  2          KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

 

  1. Most intermediate courts decide most cases in rotating panels of how many judges?
a. 3 c. 7
b. 5 d. 9

 

ANS: A                   REF:  Nature of the Appellate Process    OBJ:  1          KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

 

  1. What is the name of the situation where a case is heard by all the judges on the appellate court?
a. de facto c. mandamus
b. corpus delicti d. en banc

 

ANS: D                   REF:  Nature of the Appellate Process    OBJ:  1          KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

 

  1. Criminal defendants are guaranteed the right to have an appellate court directly examine their convictions for all types of alleged errors as long as they do what?
a. file a writ of habeas corpus c. request a hearing with the judge
b. file a notice of appeal within the specified time limits d. file a request for de novo review

 

ANS: B                    REF:  Postconviction Review                  OBJ:  10        KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

 

  1. A court that must hear an appeal has what kind of appellate jurisdiction of that appeal?
a. compulsory c. mandatory
b. contingent d. presumptive

 

ANS: C                    REF:  Nature of the Appellate Process    OBJ:  5          KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

 

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