Regarding fourth-layer cases, we are reminded that

a. the largest number of cases in American courts are serious acts of violence committed by chronic offenders against strangers
b. the largest number of cases in American courts are misdemeanors
c. a large number of cases in American courts are decided based on extralegal factors since the courtroom workgroup is liberated from shared understandings of seriousness
d. a large number of cases has not caused the American court system to collapse, but rather each misdemeanor defendant as an attorney and a full trial


B

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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