List seven responsibilities of defense attorneys

What will be an ideal response?


investigating the incident for which the defendant has been charged communicating with the prosecutor, which includes negotiating plea bargains preparing the case for trial
submitting defense motions, including motions to suppress evidence representing the defendant at trial
negotiating a sentence, if the client has been convicted determining whether to appeal a guilty verdict

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Which of Hirschfield and Simon’s (2010) stereotypically constructed media police types is one who uses legal violence to repress minorities?

a. professional b. vigilante c. oppressor d. pessimist

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It is said that information is not intelligence; rather…

a. One is practiced by the military, the other by the police. b. Intelligence should only be used in metropolitan areas. c. Information + analysis = intelligence; without analysis, there is no intelligence. d. Both are separate functions that should be performed only by metro detective divisions.

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The general adaptation syndrome (GAS) has four stages

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Appeals courts hear evidence at trials.

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

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