The chapter The Process is the punishment tends to be my favorite chapter, because it breaks down the process of how punishment is handed down towards the defendant. In most case the initial start to the punishment, begins with pretrial releases which was stated in the chapter that the police was empowered to making the decision of releasing the defendant. As in current times the Prosecuting Attorney has more discretion since they are handling the case. In regarding of an attorney, it can be extremely difficult for a defendant to secure an attorney because of financial situations. In most cases a defendant is in searching process for an attorney, defendants either contact close friends or family members for recommendation of attorneys that
