Explain how judges and statutes can induce guilty pleas

What will be an ideal response?


Defendants may also be motivated to enter pleas as a result of statutory and judicial inducements. Statutory inducements refer to laws that provide lenient sentences in exchange for guilty pleas. Judicial inducements are actions by judges that influence the bargaining process.

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With ________, case-related documents and pleadings can be filed from a computer, negating the need to mail or hand-deliver pleadings to the clerk's office.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Name two synthetic opiates and describe the purpose for which each typically is used

What will be an ideal response?

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Who established the Irish system that was based on the work of Alexander Maconochie?

a. Walter Crofton b. Torsten Erikkson c. Sir Walter Crofton d. Zebulon Brockway

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?This country executed a man, now referred to as the Tehran Vampire, for raping and murdering nine women.

A. ?Iraq B. ?Afghanistan C. ?Iran D. ?Egypt

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