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A comprehensive review for a court interpreter exam, covering a wide range of legal terminology, procedures, and concepts. It includes detailed explanations and answers to various questions related to the roles and responsibilities of court interpreters, as well as common legal terms and phrases used in criminal and civil proceedings. The document aims to equip aspiring court interpreters with the necessary knowledge and understanding to successfully navigate the court interpreter exam and perform their duties effectively in a legal setting.
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Plaintiff - Answer = person who sues defendant - Answer = person who is been sued witnee - Answer = person who gives testimony about the facts prosecutor - Answer = the government's lawyer in a criminal case public defender - Answer = attorney who defends criminal defense witness - Answer = person(s) who testifies for defendant assistant district attorney - Answer = is the state court attorney assistant U.S. attorney - Answer = attorney in federal court case court clerk - Answer = he administer oath. Usually called courtroom deputy misdemeanor - Answer = defendant does not have to appear in court. Attorney can represent. misdemeanor charge - Answer = 1. arrest & formal charges; 2. First appearance; 3. Pretrial negotiations 4. trial felony - Answer = defendant must appear in court. felony lower court - Answer = 1. arrest& formal charges; 2. 1st appearance; 3. preliminary settings; 4. pre-trial negotiations; 5. probable cause hearing, 6. grand jury felony for cases going to trial - Answer = 1.arraignment; 2. motions and settlement conferences; 3. trial, and 4. sentencing an interpreter shall render - Answer = accuracy, representation of qualifications, be impartial, professional demeanor, limit to interpret and/or translate,assess ability to deliver services, report any ethic violations, and continually impskillrove Mandatory method for interpreting at the witness stand - Answer = consecutive
The interpreter hired by the court in a criminal case may refer attorneys to a defendant - Answer = only if defendant ask directly to become familiar with a particular of a case, the interpreter must - Answer = request and review the case file at which proceeding is the defendant informed of charges against him/her and ask to enter plea? - Answer = arraignment an interpreter is interpreting for the defendant in the witness stand. At some point he/she realizes an interpretation error was made earlier in the testimony. - Answer = The interpreter should immediately inform the court of the error In a criminal proceeding, which party has the burden of proof - Answer = prosecution If a witness uses a term an interpreter is unfamiliar with, the interpreter should - Answer = inform the court of the problem and ask for permission to consult a dictionary or inquire with the witness when an attorney cites points and authorities, he/she - Answer = tells the court what precedent decisions it must follow in deciding the case If counsel mistakes the facts, the interpreter should - Answer = interpret the misstatement because it could be a on purpose mistake If defendant ask what the consequences are for pleading guilty, the interpreter must - Answer = refer the question to the attorney The interpreter is free to speak with any member of the jury - Answer = when jury has been dismissed A defendant who represents himself/herself is designated - Answer = pro se Counts in an indictment or information are - Answer = the allegations of distinct separate offenses At a preliminary hearing the judge may not - Answer = determine the guilt or innocence of the defendant Probable cause is - Answer = a requisite element of a valid search and seizure or arrest An adjudication hearing is - Answer = a term used for a portion of a juvenile proceeding
a slipped - Answer = disk a detached - Answer = retina kink in my - Answer = hair a sprained - Answer = ankle blurry - Answer = vision, lyrics rosy - Answer = checks a collapsed - Answer = lung, vain a bruised - Answer = rib a bloody - Answer = nose in growing - Answer = toenail a twisted - Answer = tale webbed - Answer = toes sagging - Answer = skin puffy - Answer = eyes a turned up - Answer = nose frizzy - Answer = hair greying - Answer = hair, of America a hunched - Answer = back bow - Answer = down A stubbed - Answer = toe a lazy - Answer = eye a chipped - Answer = tooth
a bulbous - Answer = nose crow's - Answer = feet bushy - Answer = hair, eyebrow swollen - Answer = feet knoby - Answer = knees a parched - Answer = mouth broken out - Answer = in love a pulled - Answer = muscle flat - Answer = tire a sharp - Answer = minor (musical pitch) a round - Answer = of applause buck - Answer = knife coliflower - Answer = ear a tight - Answer = spot, quiver a weak - Answer = base dilated - Answer = pregnancy a sty in her - Answer = eye a protrunding - Answer = belly button spare the rod - Answer = and spoil the child a stitch in time - Answer = saves nine there's many a slip - Answer = between the cups and the lip look - Answer = before you leap
Intermediate punishment - Answer = supervised probation and may include active confinement, house arrest with electronic device, periods of supervised confinement. Felonies include - Answer = breaking and entering, assault, sale or delivery of control substances, forgery, rape, incest, murder or embezzlement Civil action or civil cases involve - Answer = family issues (divorce, child custody), dispute over contracts or personal injury claims How to process and infraction case? - Answer = charge, pretrial release, waiver, trial/hearing, appeal. How to process a misdemeanor? - Answer = arrest, initial appearance, no indictment, motions, trial, sentence, probation, appeal. Trial misdemeanor trial consist of - Answer = opening statement, presentation of evidences by district attorney, presentations of evidences by defendant , closing statements, entry of judgement by judge, and sentencing of defendant. How to proceed in a felony case? - Answer = arrest, initial appearance, 1st appearance, probable cause hearing, grand jury/indictment, arraignment, pretrial activities, plea agreement, trial, sentence felony trial - Answer = selection of jury, opening statements, presentation of evidence by the district attorney and defendant's attorney, closing statements, instructions by the court to the jury explaining jury's duties and legal issues they are to decide, deliberation, sentencing.