Exam 13: Sentencing and Appeals

In most states, it is still the prerogative of the trial judge to impose a sentence.

How did imprisonment develop as a punishment?

Probation is a form of ________, and an offender has no inherent right to demand to be placed on probation.

Probation is an inherent right of one convicted of a felony for the first time.

In the Williams case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that imprisoning one who was indigent and unable to pay the fine beyond the maximum amount of imprisonment prescribed by law was in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the:

If convicted, a defendant will usually ________ the conviction to the appropriate appellate court if there is any basis at all.

The presentence investigation is usually conducted by a staff member of the:

On the continent of Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the ________ sentence was used to lengthen the sentences of dangerous criminals for protective detention after they had served their original sentences.

Probation, primarily of ________ origin, is an outgrowth of the suspended sentence and is the newest form of correctional treatment for the offender.

Probation is believed to have begun in America by:

Is the death penalty as we have it now cruel and unusual punishment? Support your answer.

If an offender violates the terms of his or her probation, the offender:

The offender when convicted:

When the trial judge advises a defendant as to his or her rights before the judge accepts a guilty plea, the advisement is considered as the "________ advisement."