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1. How many degrees of murder exist under
Georgia law?
Georgia recognizes only murder (O.C.G.A.
16-5-1(a)), and does not have various degrees of
murder as other states may have. Georgia does
have levels of homicide below murder, including
Voluntary Manslaughter (O.C.G.A. 16-5-2) and
Involuntary Manslaughter (O.C.G.A. 16-5-3).
Georgia also recognizes Felony Murder, when the
death occurs during the commission of a felony
(O.C.G.A. 16-5-1(c)), Vehicular Homicide
(O.C.G.A. 40-6-393) and Feticide (O.C.G.A.
16-5-80).
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2. Name the three levels of state courts name
the three levels of federal courts.
Georgia Highest Appellate Level Supreme Court
of Georgia First Appellate Level Court of
AppealsTrial Level Superior (State, Juvenile,
Probate, Magistrate, Recorders,
Municipal) Federal Highest Appellate Level
United States Supreme CourtFirst Appellate
Level Court of AppealsTrial Level District
(Magistrate, Bankruptcy)
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3. How many Justices serve on the Supreme Court
of Georgia?
Seven.
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4. Name as many Justices of the Supreme Court of
Georgia as you can
Leah Ward Sears, Chief Justice Carol W.
Hunstein, Presiding Justice Robert Benham,
Justice George H. Carley, Justice Hugh P.
Thompson, Justice P. Harris Hines, Justice
Harold Melton, Justice
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5. How many Justices serve on the Supreme Court
of the United States?
Nine.
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6. Name as many Justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States as you can
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice Associate
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer,
John Paul Stevens, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M.
Kennedy, David Hackett Souter, Clarence Thomas,
and Samuel Alito
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7. How many federal Judicial Circuits cover the
United States?
There are a total of thirteen federal appellate
courts below the United States Supreme Court.
The 94 U.S. judicial districts are organized into
12 regional circuits, each of which has a United
States Court of Appeals. Eleven of the regional
circuits are numbered, while the twelfth is the
District of Columbia Circuit. A Court of Appeals
hears appeals from the District Courts located
within its circuit, as well as appeals from
decisions of federal administrative agencies. In
addition, the Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear
appeals in specialized cases, such as those
involving patent laws and cases decided by the
Court of International Trade and the Court of
Federal Claims.
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8. In which federal Judicial Circuit is Georgia?
Georgia is in the 11th Judicial Circuit, which
was created out of the 5th Judicial Circuit in
1980. The 11th Judicial Circuit includes
Georgia, Florida and Alabama, while the 5th
Circuit includes Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
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9. How many Judicial Circuits are within the
State of Georgia?
Georgia has forty-nine (49) Judicial Circuits.
Some of the Circuits in the metropolitan Atlanta
area include Atlanta (Fulton County), Blue Ridge
(Cherokee County), Cherokee (Bartow and Gordon
Counties), Clayton (Clayton County), Cobb (Cobb
County), Douglas (Douglas County), Gwinnett
(Gwinnett County), Northeastern (Hall and Dawson
Counties), Rockdale (Rockdale County), and Stone
Mountain (DeKalb County).
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10. What is the significance of the Fourth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States?
The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon
probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be
searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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11. What is the significance of the Fifth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States?
No person shall be held to answer for a capital,
or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a
presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except
in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or
in the militia, when in actual service in time of
war or public danger nor shall any person be
subject for the same offense to be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb nor shall be compelled
in any criminal case to be a witness against
himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law nor shall
private property be taken for public use, without
just compensation.
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12. What is the significance of the Sixth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States?
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall
enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by
an impartial jury of the state and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed,
which district shall have been previously
ascertained by law, and to be informed of the
nature and cause of the accusation to be
confronted with the witnesses against him to
have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses
in his favor, and to have the assistance of
counsel for his defense.
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13. What is the significance of the Eighth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States?
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted.
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14. What is the exclusionary rule?
Exclusion of evidence as a remedy for Fourth
Amendment violations found its beginning in Boyd
v. United States, 116 U.S. 616 (1886). As an
aside, Boyd involved not a search and seizure but
a compulsory production of business papers which
the Court likened to a search and seizure. The
first criminal case to apply the exclusionary
rule was Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383
(1914). But see Hudson v. Michigan, 547 U.S. ___
(2006).
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15. Who said if it doesnt fit, you must acquit?
Johnny Cochran, during closing argument of the
O.J. Simpson case, Wednesday, September 27th,
1995. Hear it at http//www.cnn.com/US/OJ/daily/9-
27/8pm/acquit.wav
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16. Name any one of Irving Youngers Ten
Commandments of Cross-Examination
Be brief. Short questions, plain words. Nothing
but leading questions. Never ask a question to
which you don't already know the answer. Listen
to the answer. Don't quarrel with the
witness. Never permit the witness to
explain. Don't give the witness an opportunity to
repeat his story. Avoid the one question too
many. Save the ultimate point for summation.
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17. Complete this phrase If the facts are
against you, argue the law.......
If the facts are against you, argue the law. If
the law is against you, argue the facts.