Plea bargaining is arguably contrary to the concept of a(n)
a. presumption of guilt. c. adversary system of justice
b. defendant's free will. d. impartial judge.
C
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Truth-in-sentencing laws have led to longer sentences. 2. An indeterminate sentence is a range of years. 3. In a determinate sentence, offenders are given a fixed number of years. 4. In a determinate sentence, offenders are given a fixed number of years. 5. The habitual offender statute is a way of selectively incapacitating felons only after they have demonstrated the inability to live by society’s rules.
The landmark case Miranda v. Arizona pertained to a(n):
A. confession obtained during an interrogation B. unlawful arrest based upon a bad warrant C. unlawful search based upon police misconduct D. unlawful search based upon a no knock warrant
Under the combined system, elements of both the merit system and the appointment system are used
a. True b. False
Milo has stolen a lawnmower from a storage shed behind a neighbor's house. Because the shed was within the curtilage of the home, the most serious offense Milo has committed is ____
a. trespass b. burglary c. arson d. theft