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A key characteristic of the common law is the use of , often referred to as stare decisis.
Judges sometimes consider ______________________ investigation reports when
deciding on a sentence.
A judge's office is commonly referred to as ____________________.
Explain the difference between the Solicitor General and a U.S. Attorney.
The privilege against self-incrimination is found in the ____________________
Amendment.
_________ is the particular location or area in which a court having geographical
jurisdiction may hear a case.
Due process of law is violated when prosecutors either willfully or inadvertently
conceal evidence that might be favorable to the defense because it is .
Once bail has been set, a defendant can gain pretrial release in basic ways.
For misdemeanor defendants, the initial _________________ is typically the
defendant's only courtroom encounter; three out of four plead guilty and are sentenced
immediately.
Mistaken eyewitness identification is the most frequent cause of wrongful convictions.
Most states require that suppression motions be made prior to trial.
Compare and contrast how the adherents of the Crime Control Model and proponents of
the Due Process Model of criminal justice see the future of juvenile courts.
Once entered, a guilty plea pursuant to a plea bargain can never be withdrawn.
In the juvenile court, juveniles do not have the right to confront and cross-examine
complaints and other witnesses.
In Bordenkircher v. Hayes (1978), the U.S. Supreme Court held that are not invalid
when prosecutors threaten to bring additional lawful charges against defendants who
refuse to deal and demand to go to trial.
List the steps in processing a typical felony case. Briefly describe what happens at each
step.
The ______________ is a Supreme Court custom that allows a minority of the Court to
impose on the majority a question that the majority does not think it appropriate to
address.
