Exam 10: Prosecution and Defense

The prosecutor's complex occurs when prosecutors push to close each case with a conviction and lack the ability to objectively evaluate whether the evidence truly shows the defendant is guilty.

What impact do budget cuts have for both prosecutors' and public defenders? How does this affect your view of how justice is served?

Dianne works for the federal governor as a prosecutor.  She spends much of her time prosecuting drug crimes.  Dianne was placed into her position approximately 3 years ago and seems constantly in awe of her duties within the criminal justice system.  Diane works in District 5 in Dallas, Texas. Dianne's position is a political appointment.  Who appointed Dianne to her current role?

The series of events from the arrest of a suspect to the filing of a formal charge is called the _______ process.

_____ is the term for an attorney who is employed on a full-time, salaried basis by the government to represent indigents?

John is a district attorney for a large metropolitan area.  He is facing reelection in approximately 1 year.  During the course of John's day, he receives news that a well-known professional football player has attempted to murder his wife of less than a year.  Apparently, the player found his wife in a comprising position with another player on the team.  John knows that how he prosecutes this media-driven case may determine if he is reelected. John is facing a great deal of pressure to charge the football player to the highest extent of the law.  John knows what he would do if the suspect was an ordinary citizen.  He also knows that his election is coming soon.  The pressure that John is facing is known as the prosecutor's

The _______ attorney frequently consoles the defendant's family and provides answers to questions about what comes next.

Which is considered a distinct role of a prosecutor?

Dianne works for the federal governor as a prosecutor.  She spends much of her time prosecuting drug crimes.  Dianne was placed into her position approximately 3 years ago and seems constantly in awe of her duties within the criminal justice system.  Diane works in District 5 in Dallas, Texas. Dianne spends a great deal of her time prosecuting drug crimes.  Outside of drug offenses, which type of crime would Dianne prosecute the most?

Prosecutors are considered to have the central role in the justice process because they

The "slow plea of guilty" occurs when decision makers have already made up their minds about the case, but the defense attorney goes through the motions of putting up a fight against the decision.

Some scholars have called defense attorneys ______ because they often work to prepare the defendant for the likely outcome of the case (usually conviction).

Which is not a name given to a prosecuting attorney?

__________ represents an initiative to reduce crime and increase the effectiveness of the criminal justice system by bringing prosecutors into closer contact with citizens.

________ are the officials responsible for the prosecution of crimes that violate the laws of the United States; they are appointed by the president and assigned to a U.S. district court jurisdiction.

Most criminal defense lawyers are able to become wealthy because there are so many rich celebrities and professional athletes who get into trouble with the law.

________ defense attorneys now handle up to 85% of the cases in many places.

Criminal sufficiency refers to the presence of the minimum legal elements necessary for prosecution of a case.