Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?

a. A postponement of a trial is termed a continuance.
b. Once the trial court has accepted a guilty plea pursuant to a plea bargain, the court cannot unilaterally alter it without permitting the defendant the opportunity to withdraw the plea.
c. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a defendant in a criminal case has a right to bail under the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.
d. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury applies to state criminal trials via the Fourteenth Amendment


Answer: C

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