How did Zerbst expand the right to counsel? Was this case a major expansion of the right? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


It expanded the right to counsel to indigents in federal trials with government provided attorneys.

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The National Security Branch of the ____________________contains units that focus on intelligence, counterintelligence, counterterrorism and weapons of mass destruction

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The ___________________________ requires government respect for, and noninterference with, the religious beliefs and practices of our nation's people

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Law-violating females are more likely than males to become chronic offenders

a. True b. False

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A __________________ report is prepared by a probation officer, who investigates a convicted person's background to help the judge select an appropriate sentence.

A. presentence B. pretrial C. postsentence D. posttrial

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