Which term is Latin for “I will not contest it” and is used as a criminal defendant’s plea, in which he or she chooses not to challenge, or contest, the charges brought by the government?

____ is a judicial order that commands a correctional official to bring a prisoner before a federal court so that the court can hear the person’s claim that he or she is being held illegally.

What exception of the search warrant is allowed when police officers have probable cause to believe that an automobile contains evidence of a crime?

Courts having original jurisdiction are courts of the first instance, or ____.

____ are crimes punishable by death or imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary for one year or longer.

A criminal act that is considered wrong even if there were no law prohibiting it is known as ____.

Guarantees of a speedy trial, a trial by jury, a public trial, the right to confront witnesses, and the right to a lawyer at various stages of criminal proceedings is included in the ____ Amendment.

Which form of shock incarceration was modeled after military basic training, emphasizing strict discipline, manual labor, and physical training?

A pat-down or minimal search by police to discover weapons with the purpose of protecting the officer or other citizens, and not to find evidence of illegal substances for use in a trial, is referred to as a(n) ____.

Which of the following is not one of the options of intermediate sanctions that judges have in sentencing?