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

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Judges are part of the local legal culture.

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

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

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) ​

What does this figure represent? Model of correctional sentencing

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

The trial process is based upon​

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

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

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

A bench trial is presided over by a judge and​

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

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

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

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

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

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​

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

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

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