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During a hearing on motions, the defense attorney usually bears the burden of proving
that the search was illegal or that the confession was coerced.
Sentencing _____________________ exists when some illegitimate attribute is
associated with sentencing outcomes after all legally relevant variables have been taken
into consideration.
Discuss the role of voir dire and challenges used in jury selection. Be sure to provide
examples.
For one to be able to appeal a decision made by a state court of last resort to the U.S.
Supreme Court the case must involve an important question of _____________ law.
Some states have no trial courts of limited jurisdiction.
The exclusionary rule operates to exclude ____________________ evidence because it
is considered to be "fruit of the poisonous tree."
____________ jurisdiction means that a court has the authority to try a case and decide
it.
What is assembly-line justice? Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the
assembly-line justice explanation.
In Miller v. Johnson (1995) the U.S. Supreme Court held that race is a permissible
consideration in drawing congressional voting districts.
Juvenile court proceedings emphasize informality.
The ________________________ of court controls the scheduling of cases and keeps
the judge apprised of the relevant details of a given case.
____________________ jury review is required in all federal felony prosecutions.
____________________can best be defined as the process through which a defendant
pleads guilty to a criminal charge with the expectation of receiving some benefit from
the state.
Most appellate decisions are rendered by three judge _______________________.
Assistant district attorneys spend most of their time not in the central office but in the
____________________.
In what ways is the prior relationship a victim has with his/her offender important to the
court process?
Some empirical research suggests that women are less likely to be incarcerated in jail or
prison than men.
