Chapter 9

Unless the defendant consents to disclosure communication between client and attorney is subject to:

Attorney client privilege

What title is given to the chief law officer of the state

Attorney general

Which amendment addresses bail?

Eight

About 50% of all state criminal convictions are the result of plea bargaining

False

Bail is a constitutional right.

False

Indigent defendants may choose the attorney who will serve as their public defender.

False

Less than 10% of those adult felony cases brought to prosecutors by police are dismissed through a Nolle prosequi

False

Prosecutors have the option to dismiss cases through a Nolo contendere

False

Release on recognizance is a condition of sentencing

False

The Brady Rule increases the opportunity for "foul" behavior by prosecutors

False

The attorney general within each state has direct control over all prosecutors within the state boundaries on all legal matters

False

The plea-bargaining process takes place once a guilty plea has been entered

False

Which case did the United States Supreme Court hold that the state must provide counsel to those who cannot afford to hire one for themselves?

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Prosecutors do not represent crime victims

True

The purpose of arrangement is to allow the defendant an opportunity to hear the charges against him or her and enter a plea

True

The relationship between law-enforcement and the prosecutors office is symbiotic in nature

True

The right to counsel is guaranteed in the sixth amendment

True

Which of the following is not one of the decisions the prosecutor must make during the pre-trial process

Whether an individual should be indicted

Which case did the United States Supreme Court expand the entitlement to state provided counsel to juveniles?

In re Gault (1967)

Defense attorneys have many responsibilities. Which of the following is not one of the responsibilities?

Investigating the guilt of the client

Which of the following is not one of the methods used for assigning attorneys to represent indigent defendants?

Law school training programs

What is the defense attorney's largest responsibility

Serve as advocate for the defendant

Under what circumstance may an attorney break attorney-client privilege?

The client disclose information about a crime that has not yet been committed

As an elected official the prosecutor must answer to

The voters

Conviction rates of dependence with private counsel and those represented by publicly attorneys are generally the same

True

Defense lawyers must be guided by their own conscience when deciding whether to defend clients who are guilty

True

Government agencies can charge fees for "free" legal counsel

True

Prosecutors are generally considered the most dominant figure in the American criminal justice system

True

Who is responsible for issuing an indictment

grand jury

The American justice system is classified as:

adversarial