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Exam 11: Determination of Guilt: Plea Bargaining and Trials.

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If so few cases actually go to trial,then why do we spend significant time on jury selection?​

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Explain the appellate process within criminal courts.What are the judges searching for?Do witnesses testify?​

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Answers will vary,but students should note that appellate courts are searching for violations of constitutional rights. The appellate courts do not result in a hearing. The judges usually review the lower court's transcripts. Witness testimony would not be used.​

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Some believe that plea bargaining is unethical because it results in longer sentences than would have been obtained at trial.

Unstable __________ lack all three workgroup criteria: close working relationships,shared values,and reasons to cooperate.

In Ricketts v.Adamson (1987) ,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that​

In the U.S.Supreme Court case of ____________________,it was decided that defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences.

_________ evidence might include such objects as a weapon,business records,fingerprints,or stolen property.

What does this figure represent? Model of correctional sentencing

Ryan is a district attorney in a small community. Ryan's best friend, Eric,  happens to work in the public defender's office. Both Ryan and Eric have a meeting tomorrow morning with the superior court judge to discuss a case involving a sexual assault. The victim in the case would prefer not to testify in this case. Luckily, Ryan and Eric have a wonderful working relationship with the judge hearing the case. Both gentlemen are actually looking forward to coming to an arrangement in this case and having lunch afterward with the judge. -The arrangement that Ryan,Eric,and the judge are meeting to work on is a(n) ​

Eli is a public defender who is representing his client in a first-degree murder case. A plea arrangement could not be arranged, so the case is going to trial. In a matter of weeks, Eli will be forced to help seat a jury. He is hoping to have a chance to select jurors who will sympathize with his client, who grew up in abject poverty and has a low IQ.Eli is not sure what the outcome of this case will be considering that there is not an eyewitness to testify. -If a prospective juror states that all people who are poor are just lazy and deserve to be in prison,Eli can request that the juror be removed by requesting a​

The trial process is based upon​

Values and norms do not affect the functioning of a courtroom.

Judges are part of the local legal culture.

Would a ban on plea bargaining improve the U.S.criminal justice system? Discuss why or why not.

Which of the following is not true concerning plea bargaining?​

The values and norms shared by the court community are referred to as the ____________________.

Defendants might have the option to choose a bench trial depending on the state in which they reside.

An attorney's requests for delays in court proceedings are called ________.

A bench trial is presided over by a judge and​

Because of their position in the justice system,_________ can define the level of their involvement in the processing of criminal cases.