Chapter 9 End of Chapter Quiz

The Disposition: Plea, Bargaining, Trial, and Sentencing
. Which is not an alternative to keeping a suspect in jail?

. In this type of plea bargain, by pleading guilty or nolo contendere to a lesser charge, the defendant can reduce the potential for a harsh sentence.

. In this type of plea bargain, the defendant pleads guilty to a charge in exchange for other charges being dropped.

. Which is not an argument supporting the abolition of plea bargaining?

. Put the steps of the pre-trial phase in the correct order.

. Which is an element of the "beyond a reasonable doubt" legal standard?

. This type of sentence does not state a specific period of time to be served or date of release.

. This is a sentence determined by law that establishes the minimum length of prison time that may be served for an offense.

. In this case, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that a guilty plea in exchange for a more lenient sentence is acceptable as long as the defendant has adequate counsel and has not been threated or coerced.

. This type of bond favors the well-off who have equity in real estate.

. Defendants with similar charges, similar records, and equal culpability who appear before the same judge cannot be sentenced differently.

. The facile nature of the criminal justice system makes court reforms easy to enact.

. Mandatory minimum sentences are not sentencing guidelines.

. Judges usually impose a sentence shorter than the number of years set by law for offenses that carry a mandatory minimum.

. Many cases make it to the trial phase as few are settled during plea bargaining.

. Pretrial release considers only the issue of preventive detention.

. Plea bargains were uncommon until the end of the Civil War in 1865

. The pre-trial release decision is one of the most important crossroads of the criminal justice system.

. Criminal trials are relatively common.

. All cases that go to trial get a jury trial.

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