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
