Discuss the evolution of the right to be represented by an attorney during a criminal trial
What will be an ideal response?
Though important enough to be included in the Bill of Rights, initially the right to counsel only meant that counsel could not be denied, not that counsel would be provided. This left the right to counsel available only to those who could afford it. That changed in 1932 with the Supreme Court ruling in Powell v. Alabama. The Court held that the right to an attorney is a basic, fundamental right, and that those who are charged with capital crimes shall have counsel appointed if they are indigent. Three decades later, the right for indigent defendants to have appointed counsel was extended to those charged with felonies, in Gideon v. Wainwright. Subsequent cases have further extended the right to appointed counsel to include indigent defendants charged with any crime that would result in incarceration (Argersinger v. Hamlin; Scott v. Illinois).
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Tonry (1998) ______.
a. argues that the targeting of Black drug offenders was unconsciously done b. reported that those who promoted drug policies were not aware that they would disproportionately affect Blacks c. points to the reality of ghetto life that entices young Black males into selling drugs d. found that it was not easy for drug agents to infiltrate disorganized Black urban drug markets
The typical career criminal causes $1.3 to $1.5 million in external costs per year
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If Breivik had received psychological counseling at an early age and later led a productive life as an adult, which Freudian concept would be most supported by this scenario?
a. Exposure to violence b. Thanatos c. Ineffective families d. Eros
If the defendant wants to enter an Alford plea, the judge
a. cannot lawfully accept it. b. may accept the plea only if the defense attorney agrees. c. may accept it only if there is a substantial evidence of guilt or a strong factual basis for the plea. d. may accept it only if the defendant is not able to understand the meaning of factual guilt.