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.
C
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Explain precedent and the importance of stare decisis.
What will be an ideal response?
Modern criminology really began to take shape with the increasing faith among intellectuals that science could provide answers for everything. This identifies with which school of thought?
A. ideological B. positivist C. progressive D. Renaissance
Which of the following examples might lead a court to believe that an individuals’ right to a speedy trial was violated in the state courts?
A. The prosecution delayed the trial because a key witness was unavailable. B. The trial has been delayed for six months from the date of arrest. C. The trial has been delayed for two years after the date of arrest because the defense team benefitted from the delay. D. The prosecution delayed the trial unnecessarily in order to help their own case, during which time a key defense witness passed away.
In which city was systematic research on the distribution of crime first used to encourage the residents of low-income areas to develop programs to prevent delinquency?
a. Philadelphia b. Chicago c. Washington, D.C. d. Boston