Compare and contrast the conviction rates related to appointed counsel versus private attorneys

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Conviction rates for indigent defendants and those with their own lawyers were about the same in
Federal and States courts. About 90 percent of the Federal defendants and 75 percent of the defendants
in the most populous counties were found guilty regardless of the type of their attorneys.

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A source of deliberate injustice is:

a. A prison officer wrongfully using force. b. A prosecutor intentionally concealing evidence beneficial to the accused. c. The wrongful behavior of the police. d. All of the above

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The base G on one strand of DNA always hydrogen-bonds to a(n) ______ base on the other strand.

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A _____ houses those awaiting trial and confines convicted misdemeanants serving sentences of less than one year

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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