Case 9-2 Ted Was Arrested and Charged with the First Degree Murder

Multiple Choice

Case 9-2
Ted was arrested and charged with the first degree murder of Susan. Ted and Susan were coworkers at a local bar where Ted was the busboy and Susan was a waitress. The prosecutors believed there was convincing evidence that Ted was obsessed with Susan and when she rejected him, he raped and then strangled her. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
-The Supreme Court now requires that all death penalty cases follow certain procedures. One of these requirements is that there is a guilt phase and a sentencing phase of a death penalty trial. This is known as:

A) the bifurcated process.
B) the dual court process.
C) the due process.
D) the equal protection process.