Criminal Courts 2

Which indigent defense system uses a law firm to take an unknown number of cases within a specific time period for a single flat fee?

Attorneys hired privately by the defendant have a significantly higher rate of acquittals than court-assigned attorneys.

According to the Supreme Court of the United States, under what circumstances does a defendant have a Constitutional right to choose a different privately-hired attorney?

According to the Supreme Court of the United States, when can a defense attorney legally break confidentiality?

Which of the indigent defense systems has been condemned by the American Bar Association?

Given the system of separation of powers and checks-and-balances, which branch of government has superiority over the others?

Judicial impeachment is a common means of disciplining judges.

Which member of the courtroom workgroup decides whether a plea bargain will be offered to a defendant?

At what stage of the the process is the decision made regarding whether to grant bail, and if so, how much?

At what stage of the process is a defendant informed by the judge of the nature of the arrest (not the actual charges)?

Assuming good behavior, Article III federal judges serve lifetime appointments.

Who decides if a plea bargain will be entered to resolve a criminal case?

Which of these is not a standard condition of probation?

Which Constitutional Amendment provides adult defendants with the right to reasonable bail.

When does a person suspected of committing a crime transform from being a suspect to a criminal defendant?

What factors will the court consider when deciding if there has been a violation of the defendant's right to speedy trial?

Which of the following are jurors not typically told at the close of the trial before deliberations?

True or false: Peremptory challenges in a specific case are limited in number.

True or false: Jurors have always been allowed to take written notes during a criminal trial.

What is the name of the group of individuals who report to the courthouse for jury duty on a specific date and time?

Which of the following pleas is used to state the desire of the defendant not to contest the charge(s)?

Which of the following is not one of the primary legal factors that prosecutors use to judge convictability?

True or false: Grand jury proceedings are open to the public

Which of the following is the primary benefit of plea bargaining?

True or false: Likelihood of conviction is the primary factor that guides a prosecutor's decision whether to charge a defendant.

Which of the following is not suggested by empirical research as a major factor influencing the decisions made by a prosecutor regarding plea bargains?

Charges filed against a criminal defendant are outlined in an information or _______________.

Evidence that tends to show the defendant's innocence is known as _______________ evidence.

In a bench trial, who determines the law to be applied?

In a bench trial, who determines the facts of the case?

Which of the following is an example of indirect evidence?

In most states within the United States, what is the maximum number of jurors that can vote to convict in order to acquit the defendant?

True or false: Hearsay evidence is generally inadmissible in a criminal trial.

True or false: Most criminal jury trials result in acquittal.

In a jury trial, who determines the law to be applied?

True or false: The privilege against self-incrimination is absolute; a defendant cannot be compelled to testify in her own criminal trial.

True or false: In federal criminal trials, juries must return with a unanimous verdict for a conviction or acquittal.

True or false: As a trend, during the past few decades crime rates fell yet incarceration rates climbed.

True or false: Judges are allowed to punish repeat offenders more severely than first-time offenders.

A bifurcated trial is one that _______________.

Under which system of sentencing does a judge sentence an offender to a set range within a range established by the legislature?

A student's friend is arrested, convicted, and sentenced for shoplifting. Later, that student - although tempted - decides not to shoplift, remembering what happened to her friend. This is an example of _______________.

True or false: A defendant's right to file an interlocutory appeal is unlimited.

True or false: States must provide attorneys to assist offenders wishing to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

If an appellate court rules in favor of the appellant (defendant below) and decides to overturn a conviction, what happens next?

According to Bach (2009), prosecutors have an incentive to turn a blind eye to police abuse, in large part because the relationship between them and the police is _______________.

According to Bach (2009), _______________ is a condition that lets cases/defendants pass through the criminal justice system unchecked and often begins before a case gets to court.

Bach's (2009) hypothesis is that _______________ results when a community of legal professional becomes so accustomed to a pattern of lapses that they can no longer see their role(s) in them.

Ordinary injustices, according to Bach (2009), often seem like an unfortunate collection of facts until _______________.

Daily collaboration among members of the courtroom workgroup rarely occurs.