Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A very small amount of cases result in plea bargains.
2. In Gideon v. Washington the U.S. Supreme Court held that the 1st Amendment guarantees individuals charged with a felony access to a lawyer in criminal prosecutions.
3. Prosecutors are appointed by judges in most states.
4. Charge bargaining is an incentive for defendants to plead guilty.
5. In Strickland v. Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court held that when a lawyer commits a serious error at trial the verdict will be automatically reversed.


1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False

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