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Worksheetschapter 11 study guide multiply choice (law studies) part 1
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
the local view of the proper sentence, considering the offsends and the defendant's prior record is call the..
grouping
going rate
local legal culture
common law
The values and norms shared by members of a particular court community about w cases should be handled, and the way court officials should behave is called the..
working group culture
going rate
local legal culture
docket culture
which of the following would Not be considered part of the legal culture
baliff
judge
attorney
clerk
criminal defendants
what is the percentage of guilty pleas in most communities
between 10-20%
between 30-40%
between 60-90%
between 95-100%
exactly 100%
which of the following is NOT characteristics of the workgroup
close feelings between members
sharing of goals
interaction among members
continued interaction brings conflict
the research of eisenstein and jacob on the impact of courtroom workgroups across major cities revealed that...
different types of felonies were handled the same in each city
different types of felonies were handled very different in each city
the same type of felony was handled very differently in each city
the same type of felony was handled the same in every city
which best describes how often cases are plea bargained
cases are never plea bargained
cases are seldom plea bargained
less than half of all cases are plea bargained
a vast majority of cases are plea bargained
in Bordenkircher v. Hayes ( 1978) the united states supreme court ruled that..
when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, it must be fulfilled
defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences
defendants rights were not violated by prosecutor who warned that not accepting guilty plea will result in hashing sentencing
which is not true concerning plea bargaining
plea bargained leads to expedited disposal of most criminal cases
plea bargaining reduces the amount of time that that released suspects spend free on bail
plea bargaining reduces the amount of time that pretrial detainees must spend in jail
offenders who plea guilty to serious charges must wait longer to get in prison counselling trains, and education programs l
In boykin v, alabama (1969) the supreme court ruled that..
when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutoes, it must be fulfilled
plea bargained reduces the amount of time that released suspects send free on bail
defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the
defendants mus state that they are voluntarily making plea guilty
during plea bargaining a multiple offense indictment is a tactic used by...
judge
prosecutor
defendant
defense attorney
a process when shared understandings create the expectation that a guilty plea will lead to a less than maximum sentence even without any actual bargaining is call..
indirect plea bargaining
insufficient plea bargaining
indecisive plea bargaining
implicit plea bargaining
in north carolina v alford (1970) the court ruled that..
when a guilty plea rests on a promise of prosecutor, it must be fulfilled
a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by a defendant who maintains his or her innocence
defendants must state that they are voluntarily making plea of guilty
In ricketts v adamson (1987) the supreme the supreme court ruled that...
when a guilty plea rests on a promise of prosecutor it must be fulfilled
defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences
a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by va defendant who maintain his or hers innocence
defendant must state that they are voluntarily making a plea of guilty
the most important factor in the decision to take a case to trial is likely to be the a...
seriousness of the charge
previous record of the defendant
quality of the defense attorney
ideology of the judge
the right f the accused tp a speedy and public trial is found in the
5 amendment
6 amendment
7 amendment
8 amendment
How many felony cases actually goes into trial
about 1 in 3
about 1 in 4
about 1 in 10
about 1 in 20
a bench trial is presided over by...
a judge and six person jury
a judge and nine peron jury
a judge and 12 person jury
a judge and no jury
what percentage of the jury trials worldwide are hld in the united states
25
40
60
80
100
how many appeals are decided at the state level in relation to the total number of appeals in the american federal system
1of 10
1 of 8
1 of 5
4 of 5
in the past decades the number of apeals has
state and federal increased
state and federal decreased
increased at state but decrease at federal
increased at federal but decrease at state
what is the percentage of appeals where a new trial is ordered
2
6
10
30
20
what popular misconception exits about the appellate process
a large number of criminals are being "left off"
criminals defendants are no longer permitted to appeal
attorneys participate in the appellate process
the u.s supreme court is considered an appellate court
what is the percentage of appeals where the outcomes is an acquittal
2
6
10
30
what is the percentage of appeals where a conviction is affirmed
50
60
70
80
90
which of the following is true concerning appeals
most appeals by criminal defendants are successful
most apeas by criminal defendants are not successful
a legal petition requesting that a judge examine whether and individual is being properly detained is called an
writ of certiorari
writ of certiorari cause
ex post facto
bill of attained
habeas corpus
the protection against double jeopardy is found in the..
5 amendment
6 amendment
7 amendment
8 amendment
