When a court refers to past cases to back up its reasons and decisions in the case currently before it, the prior decisions are called:
a. procedural history.
b. court opinions.
c. precedent.
d. majority judgments.
c
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An agreement between prosecution and defense in which the accused pleads guilty in return for a reduced sentence, reduction of charges, or some other consideration is known as ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility in a formal opinion on Rule 3.8 has noted ______.
a. courts as well as commentators have recognized that the ethical obligation is more demanding than the constitutional obligation b. courts have recognized the need for prosecutors to hide exculpatory evidence in some cases c. commentators recommend that misdemeanor cases revert to a preponderance of the evidence as the burden of proof to speed up the trial process d. that in some circumstances, the defense attorney may break privilege when the attorney clearly knows the defendant is guilty
The original source of our criminal laws was:
a. English common law. b. Church law. c. Roman law. d. statutory law.