In Richmond Newspapers Inc v. Commonwealth of Virginia (1980), the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the First Amendment to mean that members of the press (and the public) have a right to ___________________
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attend trials
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____________ compared the ideal criminal justice process to an assembly line "down which moves an endless stream of cases, never stopping."
A. James Allen Fox B. Herbert Packer C. James Q. Wilson D. Cesare Beccaria
Which one of the following statements regarding the Uniform Victims of Crime Act is NOT correct?
a. Prosecutors or court personnel must notify victims of their rights, as well as the times of any court proceedings involving the person or persons who allegedly victimized them. b. A crime victim has a right to be present at any court proceeding that the defendant has a right to attend. c. If the defendant is convicted, the victim has the right to make an impact statement during the sentencing hearing and assert an opinion as to the proper sentence. d. Crime victims have the right to veto any plea bargain involving the person or persons who allegedly victimized them.
Parole often falls under the domain of the ______________
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An example of the pressure for innocent defendants to plead guilty was seen in:
a. Napue v. Illinois b. Edwards v. People c. North Carolina v. Alford d. Santobello v. New York