CSS 201 CBT Practice

1. Recording personal information, fingerprinting, and photographing a suspect at the police station is known as ________.

2. ________ is a money bond intended to ensure the presence of suspects at trial.

3. Criminal procedure deals with the set of rules governing the series of proceedings through which the government enforces ________ criminal law

4. The ________ opening statement describes what they will attempt to prove in court.

5. The death penalty is a form of sentencing used in cases of ________ offences.

6. The ________ of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) is applicable in Abuja.

7. An ________ is a plea for mercy or mitigation of offence asked for before conviction.

8. A ________ is an allegation made orally or in writing to a court that a person committed an offence

9. The Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) is applicable in the ________ states of Nigeria.

10. A ________ is issued by the court to command an accused person to appear following a complaint.

11. During arraignment, the ________ charges are read to the defendants.

12. Application for a complaint sent to file an information or charge is directed to a ________ Court Judge

13. The defense attorney’s opening statement emphasizes that any doubts must lead to an _______

14. ________ lashing is a form of punishment used in accordance with the Islamic faith.

15. A serious offence is defined in the handout as an ________ offence.

16. Postponement of sentencing by the court is allowed under Section 250 of the ________.

17. According to the 1999 Constitution, judgement must be given within ________ months of final addresses.

18. Disposition of a case usually involves a fine, probation, or ________ in a penal institution.

19. ________ brings the accused before the court that will actually try the case.

20. Pleading ________ means there has been a previous acquittal or conviction in a foreign court

21. Service of a summons or bench warrant must be done ________ on the person summoned

22. A ________ hearing is where an impartial lower-court judge decides if a case should go forward

23. A court judgement must be in ________ and include points for determination and reasons

24. A ________ who witnessed an assault can file a report at the police station.

25. Cases so serious that a judge may refuse bail are usually restricted to ________ cases.

26. A ________ bargain is a deal struck between the prosecutor and defendant to avoid trial

27. The law allows suspects to have their ________ present when police conduct in-custody investigations.

28. If a submission of no case to answer is upheld, it leads to an acquittal or ________.

29. Suspects may be asked to sign a confession of ________ during a police interrogation.

30. An ________ occurs when the police take a person into custody for allegedly committing a criminal act.

31. The process of the defense attorney questioning the prosecution's witnesses is called ________ examination

32. An accused person may raise a preliminary objection to the ________ of the court

33. A submission of ________ means there is no evidence on the part of the prosecution.

34. If an accused stays ________, the court may call evidence to determine if it is out of malice.

35. In Lagos State, the ________ Centre is an example of a medical forensic examination centre.

36. If an accused person jumps bail, a ________ warrant can be issued

37. According to Section 1 of the ________, a complaint must be made before a Magistrate to compel attendance

38. Under section 267 of the CPA, an accused may object based on a ________ of the charge.

39. A full-scale inquiry into the facts of a case before a judge is called a ________.

40. The prosecution can withdraw a case based on instructions from the ________ General