Chapter 10

Question 1

Judicial misconduct

Answer 1

Inappropriate. Behavior by a judge

Question 2

Prosecutor

Answer 2

One who brings prosecutions representing the people of the jurisdiction

Question 3

Defense attorney

Answer 3

One whose responsibility is to see that the rights of the accused are upheld prior to ,during, and after trial; the 6th amendment provides for effective counsel among other constitutionally enumerated rights that defense attorneys must see are upheld

Question 4

Public defender

Answer 4

An attorney whose full time job is to represent indigent defendants

Question 5

Retribution

Answer 5

A goal of punishment that states the offender ought to be made to experience revenge for his actions

Question 6

Indigent defenses dilemma

Answer 6

Working for 2 separate bosses

1. ) concept of justice
2. ) state/government

Question 7

Prosecutors dilemma

Answer 7

Idea working for 2 separate bosses

1. ) the people
2. ) concept of justice

Question 8

Attorneys at state level

Answer 8

Called state attorney general elected, elected state wide

Question 9

Attorneys at federal level

Answer 9

Called the u.s. Attorney, 95 in the us appointed by the president

Question 10

Where council can be lost

Answer 10

Interrogation, jury, selection, arraignment, trial, sentencing, first appeal of conviction, finger prints, pretrial testing

Question 11

3 methods of indignant defense

Answer 11

1. ) assigned council
2. ) contract system
   3) public defender

Question 12

Responsibilities of appellate court judges

Answer 12

1. ) determine if proper procedures were followed
2. )examine all written records/materials
   - amicious brief- afraid of a court brief
3. ) preside over oral arguments
4. ) weighing facts and f case with nature of crimes
5. ) negotiate a decision
6. ) prepare an oral opinion to present
   - how to decide who writes opinion
   - Chief Justice chooses

Question 13

Public skeptical of elected judges

Answer 13

The quality of justice Americans receive depends on the quality of the judge who dispenses it

Question 14

Discretion of the prosecutor

Answer 14

1. ) he/she has no boss
2. ) lack supervision
3. ) low visibilities of decisions

Question 15

Four roles of conception with prosecutors

Answer 15

1. ) trial councils for the police
2. ) house council for the police
3. ) representative of the court
   - ideal
4. ) elected official

Question 16

Griffin vs. Illinois

Answer 16

United States court held that a criminal defendant may not be denied the right to appeal by inability to pay for a trial transcript