Chapter 6

Question 1

The right to have an attorney provided to indigent defendants has not always been a part of the right to counsel.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

According to the Supreme Court, under what circumstances does a defendant have a Constitutional right to choose a different privately hired attorney?

Answer 2

Defendant can choose a new attorney for almost any reason.

Question 3

It is the job of the defense attorney to ensure that the defendant’s Constitutional rights are not violated.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which indigent defense system assigns cases to private attorneys on a case-by-case basis?

Answer 4

ad hoc assigned counsel programs

Question 5

The American court system is based on which of the following systems of justice?

Answer 5

adversarial

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the prongs of the current test of attorney ineffectiveness?

Answer 6

Did the performance shock the conscience?

Question 7

For defense attorneys, a “successful” case often means a reduction in sentence via a plea bargain, not an acquittal.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

According to the Supreme Court, under what circumstances does a defendant have a Constitutional right to choose a different court-assigned attorney?

Answer 8

Defendant does not have that right.

Question 9

The right to counsel applies to ______.

Answer 9

all crimes for which the defendant is actually imprisoned

Question 10

Which of the following is not a responsibility of the defense attorney before the trial?

Answer 10

tell the defendant how to plead