Exam 9: Pretrial Procedures: The Adversary System in Action

Which of the following is NOT another name for a prosecutor?

Grand juries are often compared to which of the following?

______________ is a Latin term describing the prosecutor's decision not to prosecute a defendant based on his or her determination that a conviction is either unlikely or undesirable.

Many lawyers rarely do trial work and focus on drafting documents and doing legal research instead.

What is the single goal of the prosecutor after charging a defendant with a crime?

What is the MOST important screening factor the prosecutor considers when making the decision to prosecute?

In __________ cases, the primary responsibility to set bail lies with the judge.

In court the interests of the state or federal government are represented by the:

A written accusation that probable cause exists to believe that a named person has Committed a crime is known as:

Which of the following is NOT a type of plea bargaining?

Explain the various different types of discretion prosecutor's have and when and why might a prosecutor exercise this discretion.

Which of the following is true regarding defense attorneys?

During the pretrial process, prosecutors have a great deal of discretion. Which of the following is NOT one of the areas where prosecutors have a great deal of discretion?

Defendants who plea bargain receive __________ sentences on average than those who go to trial and are convicted.

A(n) __________ is a(n) erroneous prediction that a defendant, if given pretrial release, would commit a crime, when in fact they would not

The process through which prosecutors effect an overall reduction in the number of persons prosecuted is called __________.

U.S. attorneys are nominated by the __________ and confirmed by the __________.

Statistics show that the conviction rates of defendants with private counsel and those represented by publicly funded attorneys are:

There is no uniform system for pretrial detention; each jurisdiction has its own general guidelines concerning the proper amount of bail that are called:

Most chief prosecutors are appointed (versus elected) officials in the United States.