When the prosecutor allows the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious charge than the one originally filed, this is called:
A. charge bargaining.
B. count bargaining.
C. sentence bargaining.
D. limit bargaining.
Answer: A
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A. constitutional. B. unconstitutional, as it violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and the Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause. C. unconstitutional, as it violates the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. D. unconstitutional, as it violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
Things we are morally obligated not to do (e.g., lie, cheat, exploit others) can be termed:
a. Correlated duties. b. Negative duties. c. Positive law. d. Positive duties.
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f. Constructing a narrative g. Learning the verdict options h. Gauging the reactions of the trial audience i. Reconciliation
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A) theft of artillery shells from a military reservation. B) counterfeiting. C) armed robbery of a U.S. post office. D) murder on an Indian reservation.