A successful mistake of fact defense negates the _____ of the crime with which the
defendant is charged.
The organization of courts in the United States impacts case processing.
What are the most recent changes by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding federal
sentencing guidelines?
Because the prosecutor bears the burden of proof, the defense goes last in closing
arguments.
Incumbent judges are very likely to be voted out of office.
In roughly half the crimes of violence, defendant and victim had a prior relationship.
How do arrests made by the police impact the criminal court process?
Describe some of the ways that the Supreme Court has narrowed the types of offenses
and offenders that are death-eligible.
Defendants do not have a constitutional right to self-representation.
One of the four major problems confronting the lower courts is unbalanced caseloads.
The overwhelming majority of all state and federal felony convictions are obtained as a
result of a defendant entering a negotiated plea of guilt.
Appeals are started when the prosecutor files a notice of appeal.
Because criminal laws are so broad and general they must be _____ enforced.
During trial, attorneys must make timely objections to the judge’s rulings on points of
law, or the objection will be deemed waived. This is called the _____ objection rule.
A(n) _____ is defined as the physical taking into custody of a suspected law violator.
The criminalization of domestic violence has not greatly increased the workload of the
courts.
Describe the requirements for the application for search warrants, the issuance of search
warrants, and the execution of search warrants.
Oral argument provide an opportunity for face-to-face contact between the appellate
judges and lawyers.
Proponents of the due process model of criminal justice stress that juveniles need more
crime prevention programs.