Exam 11: Determination of Guilt Plea Bargaining and Trials

If individuals interact in the workplace and develop norms and shared goals, this is called a(n)________.

Plea bargaining is also referred to as "copping out."

Plea bargaining between defense attorney and prosecutor usually occurs in one single meeting.

Explain the purpose and participants of a working group.

_________ evidence requires that the jury infers a fact from what the witness observed.

Prosecutors who purport to ban plea bargaining often do not acknowledge that exceptions exist and that charge bargaining and other negotiated resolutions continue to occur.

The values and norms shared by the court community are referred to as the _______.

Which is true concerning appeals?

Some believe that plea bargaining is unethical because it results in longer sentences than would have been obtained at trial.

From which population are jury pools drawn?

Eli is a public defender who is representing his client in a first-degree murder case.  A plea arrangement could not be arranged, so the case is going to trial.  In a matter of weeks, Eli will be forced to help seat a jury.  He is hoping to have a chance to select jurors who will sympathize with his client, who grew up in abject poverty and has a low IQ. Eli is not sure what the outcome of this case will be considering that there is not an eyewitness to testify. If a prospective juror states that all people who are poor are just lazy and deserve to be in prison, Eli can request that the juror be removed by requesting a

What popular misconception exists about the appellate process?

The research of Eisenstein and Jacob on the impact of courtroom workgroups across major cities revealed that

A request to a higher court to review actions taken in a completed trial is called a(n)______.

In the U.S. Supreme Court case of ________, it was decided that prosecutors must fulfill their promises in regard to plea bargains.

Slate recently received evidence, from discovery, regarding his client who is awaiting trial for armed robbery and attempted murder.  There are two eye witness accounts, both of which identify Slate's client.  There is also the weapon used in the crime and gunshot shells.  Slates is convinced his client is going to have a long trial ahead of him. One of the witnesses became very ill just as the trial was scheduled to begin.  How could the prosecutor delay the trial until the witness has recovered?

Defendants must state that they made their pleas voluntarily in order for them to be accepted by a judge.

______ evidence includes items such as weapons, fingerprints, or stolen property, which are real items used in the commission of a crime.

What is the impact of new technology on jurors?

Plea bargaining between the defense counsel and the prosecutor is a serious game in which friendliness and joking may mask efforts to advance each side's cause.