Cj Test 2 Thurman

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1. The DA is a criminal justice court term that usually refers to what?

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District Attorney

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2. According to lecture material presented in class the most powerful player in the criminal justice system is?

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Prosecutor

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4. Deciding what offenses a suspect will be charged with is the responsibility of the?

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Prosecutor

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5. The right to legal counsel for indigent defendants is guaranteed by what amendment?

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6th Amendment

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7. Although the judge potentially may be the most powerful figure in the courtroom the prosecutor –

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Ultimately has the major influence on sentences/punishments??

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9. Slow pleas as in plea deals result when?

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when a defendant pleads not guilty in a felony case. If the jury then returns a guilty verdict, the defendant pleads guilty and the sentence is then imposed by a judge, without a recommendation from the jury.

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11. Allowing TV crews into the courtroom would likely change criminal justice processing of defendants to a model most in line with what?

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Due process

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13. Which court case affirmed that legal guilt can be accepted by the court in exchange for a lesser sentence without necessarily meaning that the defendant is guilty?

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Alford v. N. Carolina (Affirmative defense)

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14. Which US Supreme Court case clearly acknowledged the legitimacy of plea bargaining?

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Blackledge vs Allison (1976)

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15. According to my lecture innocent people, how many innocent people are convicted of being guilty a year?

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0.5% (6,000 people per year)

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16. The single most important factor that accounts for the criminal conviction of innocent people by the courts today is?

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Eye witnesses Error

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17. Denying bail to jailed suspects awaiting prosecution for crimes not considered capital offenses will what?

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8th Amendment – prohibits cruel and excessive bail

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19. From TA’s lecture a false positive is what?

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An innocent person who is convicted of a crime

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21. Jury selection based upon samples from lists of registered voters is biased since it typically fails to ensure what?

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A jury of peers similar to the defendant

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22. Considering the way that jurors are initially selected for trial, typically from voter registration lists any biased that might occur is most likely going to benefit who?

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Prosecutor

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25. The pattern of case disposition in highly urbanized cities like NY where very large number of cases are rejected at initial screening illustrates what prosecutorial style?

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System efficiency

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26. The case of Argersinger v. Hamlih established that all defendants have a right to what?

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Establishes that everyone faced with a (felony charge or misdemeanor) has the right to council

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27. The criticisms of Plea Bargaining include?

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1. Defendant loses right to trial
2. Ignores public opinion
3. Hides the prosecutor from judicial review
4. Creating a situation of a game (take whatever you can get)
5. Unfairly penalize those who want to go to trial
6. Pressure defendant to strike a deal weather guilt or not
7. Pressure the innocent to strike a deal

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28. The amazing ability of prosecutors to win cases is due to?

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Resources

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30. Several landmark cases have established the role of the defense attorney in the criminal justice system except?

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1. Gidden vs Wainwright- establlshed that everyone faced with felony charge have right to council.
2. Argensinger vs Hamlih- everyone faced with felony charge or misdemeanor have right to council.
3. Escobedo vs Illinios-Established point of interogation
4. Miranda vs Illinios- established point of arrest.

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31. Plea bargaining helps the criminal justice system achieve which of the following goals?

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1. Produces a win for the prosecutor
2. Allows d.a to accept a few more cases
3. Allows a case to be removed from a busy court doc.

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33. Selling the deal to defendants primarily is the responsibility of whom? Person that goes up to the defendant and tells him it’s the best deal?

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Public Defender

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36. The decision to release someone on their own recognizance primarily is based on the defendants what?

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Defendant cannot hide because they are a public figure.

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37. Criminal defendants who take their cases to trial risk harsher sentences primarily because?

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. Ct. room will feel no obligation for special treatment
2. Becomes a public event and allows public response
3. All original offenses will be taken to trial
4. Typically a strong case id D.A agrees to take it to trial

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38. Which of the groups below has the lowest risk of re-arrest while out on bail?

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Sex offenders

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39. A trial tax refers to what?

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Money one would have saved if one had avoided trial

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40. The process that involves the selection of jurors is called what?

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Voir Dire

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41. The criminal defense attorneys are held in low esteem by their professional peers due to?

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1. Generalist (don’t specialize in anything)
2. Kinds on clients (criminals)
3. The work (pay in low so the take many cases)
4. Other ppl they work with (low end of the court system)
5. Work setting (works out of cars&home)
6. Cases (usually heartbreakers

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42. The 3 roles typically played by judges include all of the following except?

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1. A judicator (referee btw prosecutor & defendant)
2. Negotiator (works out what’s acceptable)
3. Court rm. Administrator (make sure everything is getting done in the courtroom, ppl getting paid etc)

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44. A prosecution complex results when the prosecutors fail to protect the truth and there by fails to protect the interests of what?

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The public