Gunsmoke County Bar Exam
10 Questions
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- 1.How many minutes must a convicted person be given before execution for a high crime?
- A.
15
- B.
30
- C.
45
- D.
60
- 2.
- 3.Select all the HIGH crimes that carry a sentence of perma-death execution.
- A.
Burglary
- B.
Attempted Murder
- C.
Kidnapping
- D.
Bank Robbery
- E.
Impersonating a Sheriff
- 4.The prosecution may call up to 5 witnesses to give testimony during a high crime trial.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.A judge suspects a witness has been threatened into giving false testimony; calling a mistrial and discarding the witness testimony is a suitable course of action.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.What information must be documented in the court records after each trial? Select all that apply.
- A.
Date & time of trial in GS standard time (MT)
- B.
Name of Accused
- C.
Name of Presiding Judge or JotP
- D.
Name of Prosecuting Sheriff
- E.
Charges
- F.
Verdict
- G.
Sentence
- H.
Any notes such as whether a mistrial was called for or any unusual occurrences.
- 7.In the case of a mistrial by judge or JotP incompetency the accused person should be consulted to set a new trial date within [Blank] real time days.
- 8.It becomes apparent the prosecution does not have sufficient proof to convict the accused of one of the crimes they've been charged with. It is listed as a charge in the IC trial announcement. Can the charge be 'put to one side' to be dealt with at a future trial?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 9.Which parties can call for a mistrial?
- A.
The presiding judge or JotP
- B.
Non presiding judges or JotPs
- C.
The defence attorney
- D.
The accused
- 10.Your client, Mr Samuels, is blacksmith of good standing in the community who also happens to be on trial for cattle rustling. You know Mr Samuels is innocent because:
- A.
Mr Samuels is a nice guy who would never steal anything.
- B.
Mr Samuels is a blacksmith and is therefore unable to use a lasso.
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