Which of the following was identified as an unintended outcome of habitual-offender laws?
a. severe punishments for non-violent crimes
b. laws are not uniformly applied across jurisdictions
c. backlog of criminal cases
d. jury trials slow down
c. backlog of criminal cases
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The first Congress created the office of attorney general and the United States attorneys through the:
a. Judiciary Act of 1789 b. Congressional Judiciary Act of 1788 c. Judiciary Act of 1891 d. Articles of Confederation
List and discuss some of the problems that arise in the management of informants
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affords the accused the right to be represented by an attorney in criminal legal proceedings. 2. The right to an attorney attaches once the accused goes to trial. 3. Once a suspect has been indicted and has retained an attorney, the police can no longer question him if even through a third party or coconspirator. 4. If a defendant invokes his Miranda rights when interrogated by the police, a prosecutor cannot comment to the jury that not testifying constitutes evidence of guilt. 5. There are no exceptions to the Miranda requirements.
On average, there are _______ persons for every judge/magistrate worldwide.
a. 5,000 b. 10,000 c. 15,000 d. 25,000