Chapter 09 True/False Self-Quiz

. Plea bargaining does not focus on determining guilt or innocence.

. Defendants with identical charges, similar records, and equal culpability who appear before the same judge can receive drastically different sentences.

. The prosecution is first to make an opening argument.

. Ideally, determinate sentencing assigns a fixed sentence to each offender convicted of a particular crime.

. Mandatory minimum laws are very amenable to probation and alternative sentencing.

. Plea bargaining benefits no one.

. Trials can last months for complicated cases.

. Motions are important in a trial.

. Many states allow a jury of six for some types of cases.

. Criminal trials happen relatively often.

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