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High courts of last resort accept only cases that present significant public policy
questions.
Both the adult criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system provide
defendants a right to a trial by jury.
The overwhelming majority of all state and federal felony convictions are obtained as a
result of a defendant entering a negotiated plea of guilt.
Discuss the varying explanations for plea bargaining and explain which theory you
believe provides the best explanation.
Administrative regulations are the newest, fastest growing, and least understood source
of law.
There are two U.S. attorneys assigned to each federal district.
A judge may decide that a case cannot continue on to trial because s/he believes there is
no probable cause that an offense was committed.
County courts stood at the heart of American colonial government.
_________________________ is designed to provide a sentence that maintains control
over offenders while permitting them to live in the community under supervision.
Grand juries indict in only a small percentage of the cases brought to them by the
prosecutor.
Discovery is designed to give only the defense in a legal dispute a good idea about the
evidence that will be presented at trial.
A common form of a plea agreement is called ______________________ bargaining. A
plea of guilty is entered in exchange for leniency in sentencing.
Explain why venue may be easily changed within the federal system and reasons why
changes in venue may be granted for federal cases. Include an example of a federal case
where a change of venue was granted.
The position of , the state's chief legal officer, is typically spelled out in the state's
constitution.
If the state judicial conduct commissions find merit to a complaint about a judge they
often work formally to correct the problem.
The office of the prosecutor is part of the ____________________ branch of
government.
To advocates of the ________________________ Model, the death penalty is not a
deterrent, because many of those who commit murder are incapable of rational thought.
How much deference (or conversely, scrutiny) an appellate court will afford to the
decisions of a judge, jury, or administrative agency in an appeal is referred to as the
standard of _______________________.
Many victims and witnesses are reluctant to become involved in the criminal justice
system.
