Chapter Eight- True or False Answers PDF

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Answers for Chapter Eight True/False questions...

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Chapter Eight- True/False Answers 1. Plea bargains or settlement negotiations are the most frequent means for resolving cases. a. * True b. False

2. A person may be arrested without being charged. a. * True b. False

3. The Fourth Amendment requires that any person arrested be brought before a judge within 72 hours of arrest. a. True b. * False

4. The defendant is never allowed to testify before the grand jury. a. True b. * False

5. At the preliminary hearing, judges determine whether enough evidence has been presented to sustain charges against the defendant. a. * True b. False

6. Most of the time judges are willing to accept the sentence recommended b y the prosecutor. a. * True b. False

7. Defendants are more likely to accept a plea bargain if the alternatives are presented in terms of gains rather than losses. a. * True b. False

8. Victims are never involved in the plea bargaining process. a. True b. * False

9. In settlement negotiations, the higher the first offer, the higher the u ltimate settlement will tend to be. a. * True b. False

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Most defendants who promise to show up for trial do. a. * True b. False

11. Preponderance of the evidence is a more difficult burden of proof to meet than beyond a reasonable doubt. a. True b. * False

12. The prosecution bears the burden of proving a defendant’s guilt be yond a reasonable doubt. a. * True b. False

13. Technological evidence may not be admitted in court if its probati ve value is outweighed by its prejudicial effects or potential to confus e the jury. a. * True b. False

14. Discovery is the pretrial process by which each side tries to gain vital information about the case that will be presented by the other sid e.

a. * True b. False

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During arraignment, it is customary for defendants to plead guilty, even those who ultimately plead not guilty. a. True b. * False

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A motion in limine is simply a request for a pretrial ruling. a. * True b. False

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Anchoring is the choice to plead guilty for reduced charges. a. True b. * False

18. The defendant’s reservation price is the maximum amount of money t hat he or she would be willing to pay to reach an agreement. a. * True b. False...