Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The initial appearance serves to advise the suspect why he or she is being detained and to explain
what the suspect’s rights are.
2. The nolo contendre plea is not allowed in all states.
3. A pre-trial motion asking for a change in jurisdiction is a motion for suppression.
4. Discovery is a two-way process in which both the prosecution and defense must exchange certain
types of evidence.
5. Plea bargaining became increasingly common following the Civil War.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True

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