Question 1

The United States Sentencing Guidelines are reviewed on a five-year schedule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Sentencing is always set by the jury in the federal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Between 1973 and 1995,reversible error in capital cases occurred at a rate of

Accepted Answer

A) over 60 percent 
B) under 5 percent 
C) 20 percent 
D) 40 percent 
A) over 60 percent 
B) under 5 percent 
C) 20 percent 
D) 40 percent A

Question 4

The Supreme Court and highest state courts provide appeals at their own discretion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the advantage and disadvantage of indefinite sentencing?

Accepted Answer

The advantage of indefinite sentencing i

Question 6

No state has adopted the ABA guidelines to improve death penalty representation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Apprendi v.New Jersey established that most statutory sentence enhancements must be decided by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Judges must usually account for a deviation from the presumptive sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Juries are particularly responsible for sentencing in

Accepted Answer

A) felonies 
B) misdemeanors 
C) the federal system 
D) death penalty systems 
A) felonies 
B) misdemeanors 
C) the federal system 
D) death penalty systems

Question 10

Prison discipline usually is in the form of physical punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In appeals involving constitutional issues,harmless error must be decided

Accepted Answer

A) by a clear and convincing standard 
B) beyond a reasonable doubt 
C) by a substantial outcome standard 
D) by a reasonable person standard 
A) by a clear and convincing standard 
B) beyond a reasonable doubt 
C) by a substantial outcome standard 
D) by a reasonable person standard

Question 12

At a sentencing hearing,a defendant may not

Accepted Answer

A) exercise the right to counsel 
B) question witnesses 
C) speak in his or her own behalf 
D) submit evidence 
A) exercise the right to counsel 
B) question witnesses 
C) speak in his or her own behalf 
D) submit evidence

Question 13

In deciding death penalty cases,the jury must

Accepted Answer

A) decide without information on eligibility for parole 
B) have a vehicle for expressing the view that the death penalty is not appropriate 
C) impose the death penalty if not one mitigating circumstance is found 
D) impose the death penalty if one aggravating circumstance is found 
A) decide without information on eligibility for parole 
B) have a vehicle for expressing the view that the death penalty is not appropriate 
C) impose the death penalty if not one mitigating circumstance is found 
D) impose the death penalty if one aggravating circumstance is found

Question 14

Most state courts require notice of appeal to be filed within 90 days of judgment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Parole has been replaced in the federal system by

Accepted Answer

A) 15 percent "good time" credit after the first year 
B) 10 percent "good time" credit after the first year 
C) an automatic 15 percent reduction in sentence 
D) the requirement that the full sentence be served 
A) 15 percent "good time" credit after the first year 
B) 10 percent "good time" credit after the first year 
C) an automatic 15 percent reduction in sentence 
D) the requirement that the full sentence be served

Question 16

Appeals function to do all except

Accepted Answer

A) brings an acquitted criminal to justice 
B) correct errors made at trial 
C) refine the law 
D) ensure due process 
A) brings an acquitted criminal to justice 
B) correct errors made at trial 
C) refine the law 
D) ensure due process

Question 17

Death penalty sentencing standards are so exacting that innocent people are hardly ever sentenced to die.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act made habeas corpus petitions easier to file in federal court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In bifurcated trials of capital cases,juries

Accepted Answer

A) first decide whether the death penalty should be considered,then decide the defendant's guilt 
B) decide guilt and the sentence at the same time 
C) must sentence the defendant to death if the verdict is guilty 
D) first decide guilt,then consider whether circumstances warrant the death penalty 
A) first decide whether the death penalty should be considered,then decide the defendant's guilt 
B) decide guilt and the sentence at the same time 
C) must sentence the defendant to death if the verdict is guilty 
D) first decide guilt,then consider whether circumstances warrant the death penalty

Question 20

The result of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 was

Accepted Answer

A) uniformity of sentencing among states 
B) federal sentencing guidelines 
C) more flexible sentencing 
D) parole was declared unconstitutional 
A) uniformity of sentencing among states 
B) federal sentencing guidelines 
C) more flexible sentencing 
D) parole was declared unconstitutional

The United States Sentencing Guidelines are reviewed on a five-year schedule.

Sentencing is always set by the jury in the federal system.

Between 1973 and 1995,reversible error in capital cases occurred at a rate of

The Supreme Court and highest state courts provide appeals at their own discretion.

What is the advantage and disadvantage of indefinite sentencing?

No state has adopted the ABA guidelines to improve death penalty representation.

Apprendi v.New Jersey established that most statutory sentence enhancements must be decided by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

Judges must usually account for a deviation from the presumptive sentence.

Juries are particularly responsible for sentencing in

Prison discipline usually is in the form of physical punishment.

In appeals involving constitutional issues,harmless error must be decided

At a sentencing hearing,a defendant may not

In deciding death penalty cases,the jury must

Most state courts require notice of appeal to be filed within 90 days of judgment.

Parole has been replaced in the federal system by

Appeals function to do all except

Death penalty sentencing standards are so exacting that innocent people are hardly ever sentenced to die.

The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act made habeas corpus petitions easier to file in federal court.

In bifurcated trials of capital cases,juries

The result of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 was

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Exam 15: Sentencing,punishment and Review

The United States Sentencing Guidelines are reviewed on a five-year schedule.

Sentencing is always set by the jury in the federal system.

Between 1973 and 1995,reversible error in capital cases occurred at a rate of

The Supreme Court and highest state courts provide appeals at their own discretion.

What is the advantage and disadvantage of indefinite sentencing?

No state has adopted the ABA guidelines to improve death penalty representation.

Apprendi v.New Jersey established that most statutory sentence enhancements must be decided by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

Judges must usually account for a deviation from the presumptive sentence.

Juries are particularly responsible for sentencing in

Prison discipline usually is in the form of physical punishment.

In appeals involving constitutional issues,harmless error must be decided

At a sentencing hearing,a defendant may not

In deciding death penalty cases,the jury must

Most state courts require notice of appeal to be filed within 90 days of judgment.

Parole has been replaced in the federal system by

Appeals function to do all except

Death penalty sentencing standards are so exacting that innocent people are hardly ever sentenced to die.

The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act made habeas corpus petitions easier to file in federal court.

In bifurcated trials of capital cases,juries

The result of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 was

Foundations of Criminal Law

Administration of Criminal Justice and the Role of the Paralegal

Components of a Crime

Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Habitation

Crimes Against Property, public Order and Safety, public Morals and Justice and Public Administration

Incohate and Organized Crime

Defenses

Intake and Drafting the Complaint

Search and Seizure: History, warrant Requirements, legislative Development and the Exclusionary Rule

Search and Seizure: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement

Confessions and Pretrial Identification Procedures

Pretrial Initial Appearance to Preliminary Hearing

Pretrial: Grand Jury to Pretrial Conference

Trial Rights, procedure, tasks

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