CSS 201 CBT Practice

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

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

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

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

5. In half of the states and the federal system, the decision to bring a suspect to trial is made by a ________

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. For an arrest to be legal, the officer must believe there is ________ cause that a crime is being or has been committed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. An order from a higher court to a Magistrate who refuses to issue a process is called a ________.

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

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

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

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

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

25. A ________ investigation is usually conducted by court probation staff before disposition.

26. After sentencing, the accused person is referred to as a ________.

27. In misdemeanors, a ________, information, or bill of indictment may be used as a charging document.

28. The initial contact an offender has with the criminal justice system is usually with the ________.

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

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

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

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

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

34. After sentencing, the accused person is referred to as a ________.

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

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

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

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

39. A summons must be in duplicate and signed by a Magistrate or ________ of the Peace.

40. In the ________ states, receiving a complaint is sufficient to try an accused without a formal charge