Your text describes the seven stages of a criminal trial. Identify these seven stages.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may include any of the following:
(In jury trials) Selection and swearing in of the jury
Opening statements by the prosecution and the defense
Presentation of the prosecution's case
Presentation of the defense's case
Rebuttals, cross-examination, and reexamination of witnesses
Closing arguments by the defense and the prosecution
The judge's instructing, or charging, the jury
Deliberation and verdict
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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What will be an ideal response?
At what stage of the pretrial process is the accused fingerprinted, photographed, and questioned?
A. booking B. initial appearance C. pretrial release D. preliminary hearing
The primary purpose of interrogation is to obtain:
a. a confession from the guilty party. b. an admission from which guilt can be inferred, c. information that will further the investigation. d. the identities of all persons involved in a crime.