Which of the following is not one of the three main methods that governments use to provide attorneys for indigent criminal defendants?
a. Retained counsel
b. Public defender programs
c. Assigned counsel
d. Contract attorney systems
a
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Under case law, which of the following individuals provides written explanations of their decision in a court case?
a. prosecutors b. defendants c. arresting officers d. judges
As mayor, Bob’s doling out of construction contracts in exchange for cash payments would be described as:
Bob Bream is a former prosecutor who was recently elected mayor of Mulletsville. An undercover operation has revealed that Bob is accepting cash payments in exchange for granting lucrative government-funded construction projects to local companies. And, after more thorough investigation, police detectives also learn that when Bob was a prosecutor, he accepted money in exchange for not prosecuting certain individuals. Bream is ultimately tried, convicted, and sentenced to ten years in prison for his crimes. After serving less than 2 days, he climbs a 30 foot wall in the prison exercise yard and flees—only to be captured by bounty hunters two days later. At his subsequent trial for the charge of “escape,” he puts forth the defense of necessity, citing his daily need for filet mignon. Answer the following questions about Bob’s behavior. a. legal activity conducted under color of office b. an example of bribery c. obstruction of justice d. perjury by contradictory statements
Stare decisis is a law that makes an act criminal after it was committed or retroactively increases the penalty for a crime; such laws are forbidden by the U.S. Constitution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the text, youths who have been arrested four or more times and perpetuate a striking majority of serious criminal acts are known as the:
a. "chronic juvenile offenders" c. "deviant minority" b. "terminally criminal" d. "recidivists 10 percent"