Exam 12: Pretrial Initial Appearance to Preliminary Hearing

The presumption of innocence applies to bail considerations.

About 25 percent of federal felony defendants represent themselves.

Jailors do not have a duty to confirm the identity of detainees.

Rocket docket systems

A police records check requires only one quick Web site visit.

In the federal system,bail considerations can be based on all except

Acquiring an NCIC report is most often done first by the defense paralegal,then it is shared with the prosecution.

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Before interviewing the defendant,the paralegal should do all except

Excessive bail is barred by the Eighth Amendment.

Pretrial detention is meant to be punishment for the crime.

Name and define three of the five types of pretrial release or bail.

Pro se representation means the defendant has

Attorneys who represent indigent defendants in federal district courts are drawn from

List three general types of conditions that are placed on defendants under supervised pretrial release.

Much of the information the interviewer conveys to the defendant

For greater efficiency and security,initial appearances are increasingly conducted

Preliminary hearing questions should elicit information about the elements of the crime charged.

If the defendant cannot raise bail or bail is unreasonable,the defense may do all except

Medical information release forms must conform to standards of