Which of the following refers to a defendant who pleads guilty to some of the charges and others are in return dropped?

A. count bargaining
B. charge bargaining
C. plea bargaining
D. sentence bargaining


A. count bargaining

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A) defendant B) injunctee C) tortfeasor D) victim

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How did the Court distinguish a Terry stop from a custodial arrest?

a. A Terry stop is conducted for a narrow investigative purpose and creates a limited intrusion on individual liberty. b. A Terry stop is not subjected to the protections of the Fourth Amendment by its very nature, which is to delay an individual until the police can secure a warrant. c. A Terry stop is, in essence an arrest, which the police terminate as soon as they can establish that the individual is not involved in criminal activity. d. A Terry stop is conducted on the street and not at the police station, and the person is free to end the encounter without any police action.

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What amendments does the void-for-vagueness doctrine violate?

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Which of the following best describes the purpose of opening statements?

a. to outline the cases that the two sides hope to prove b. to prove the government's case c. to prove the defendant's theory of the case d. to include references to evidence that the lawyer making the opening statement knows is probably inadmissible

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