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A prisoner _____________ is a civil lawsuit filed by an inmate alleging violations of
his or her rights.
A guilty plea requires a defendant's waiver of a number of important rights.
Explain and discuss sentencing guidelines. What is their purpose and what has been
their impact?
The ____________________ Amendment deals with searches and seizures.
Describe the ethical duties of prosecutors. Provide examples of how these duties affect
the day-to-day job of prosecutors.
Determinate sentencing abolishes parole.
Newcomers to a job learn the formal and informal rules of behavior through
____________________.
The lower courts handle the stages of felony cases.
Attorneys in the personal client sector are often referred to as ____________________
practitioners because they practice alone or share an office with another attorney.
The law on the books perspective regarding case attrition suggests a process.
Speedy-trial laws reflect a law in action approach to problem solving.
Judges may award jobs to friends, relative, campaign workers, and party members.
Perhaps the most important victim characteristic that influences case processing is the
prior between defendants and victims.
The double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment protects a defendant from being
tried in both state and federal court for the same crime.
Many courts require defendants to read and sign ____________________ forms before
pleading guilty.
