Much of the Bill of Rights has been made applicable to the states through the:
The decisions of trial courts may be reviewed by appellate c…
The decisions of trial courts may be reviewed by appellate courts.
How do arrests by police impact the criminal court process?
How do arrests by police impact the criminal court process?
Lawyers must always do what their clients ask them to do.
Lawyers must always do what their clients ask them to do.
About __________ percent of all juvenile delinquency cases a…
About __________ percent of all juvenile delinquency cases are waived to criminal court.
The crime control model begins with the premise that crime i…
The crime control model begins with the premise that crime is the product of:
What percentage of all major crimes are never reported to th…
What percentage of all major crimes are never reported to the police?
Judges in __________ that use judicial elections are barred…
Judges in __________ that use judicial elections are barred from making personal solicitations for money.
CASE 10.1 A careful reading of the Eighth Amendment reveals…
CASE 10.1 A careful reading of the Eighth Amendment reveals that the Constitution does not specifically provide that all citizens have a right to bail. Rather, if bail is granted, it must not be “excessive,” as defined by the Supreme Court in Stack v. Boyle (1951), as an amount higher than reasonably calculated to ensure the defendants presence at trial. A right to bail, however, was recognized in common law and in statutes as early as 1789 for all those accused of committing noncapital crimes. In 1966, Congress enacted the Bail Reform Act, thereby creating a statutory presumption favoring pretrial release of federal arrestees. In most communities, the lower-court judges have adopted which kind of bail schedule?
Prior relationships are most notable in what kind of crime?
Prior relationships are most notable in what kind of crime?