Which indigent defense system contracts with a law firm to accept an unknown number of cases within a period for a single flat fee?

a. Coordinated assigned counsel programs
b. Fixed-price contract programs
c. Fixed-fee-per-case contract programs
d. Public defender programs


b. Fixed-price contract programs

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A defensible approach is an objective and unbiased approach that

A) Is performed in accordance with forensic science principles B) Is documented thoroughly C) Is conducted with verified tools D) All the above

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In State v. Long (1986), the Court ruled that trial courts have to give jurors what type of instruction, explaining the weaknesses of eyewitness identification evidence?

a. cautionary b. identification c. objective d. evidentiary

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A person who has entered the United States without passing through customs and immigration controls, and therefore has no legal right to be in the country is called a(n) _______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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At the U.S. Supreme Court level the "rule of four" refers to which of the following?

a. The requirement that four of the nine justices must agree to reverse a lower court's decision. b. The fact that each justice is furnished four law clerks for assistance in research and writing. c. The fact that four of the nine justices must agree to place a case on the Court's docket. d. When a decision is rendered on a 5–4 vote of the nine justices, the fact that four justices have dissented conveys that the decision is not given great weight by lower tribunals.

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