Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The use of fixed-price contracts has been praised by the American Bar Association.
2. Using a fixed-price contract program, a law firm agrees to a certain number of cases for a fixed-fee-
per-case.
3. Public defender offices routinely employ full-time investigators.
4. Attorneys hired privately by the defendant have a significantly higher rate of acquittals than court-
assigned attorneys.
5. Defense counsel is assumed to have provided reasonable services unless significant evidence is
provided to the contrary.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
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The age of juveniles appearing before the juvenile court varies greatly from state to state, with the minimum being
A. 6. B. 8. C. 10. D. 13.
There are no patterns relating crime to place, time, season, and climate. Crime is random.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Maine, New York, and Washington are among the states that have ________ status offenses
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is an example of a mixed sentence?
A) An offender is sentenced to spend 60 days in jail, followed by two years on supervised probation. B) An offender is sentenced to 4 months in a boot-camp style prison. C) An offender is sentenced to home confinement and must wear electronic monitoring equipment. D) An offender is sentenced to spend weekends in jail and be supervised by a probation officer during the week.