The most straightforward and common offer from a prosecutor in securing a guilty plea is _______.

The Supreme Court in _______ required that, in certain types of cases, notably those dealing with racial prejudice and capital punishment, that judges ask certain types of questions.

The defendant’s right to _______ means the defendant enjoys the right that witnesses physically appear in the courtroom to give their testimony.

In Cassia Spohn’s review of studies on sentencing, she found several factors in which minorities are sentenced more harshly than whites. Which of the following is not one of the factors she identified?

In ____, the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment also requires a so-called probable cause hearing either before or promptly after arrest.

In _____ the defense attorney acknowledged his client’s guilt in open court and focused his defense on reasons why the defendant’s life should be spared. The evidence was so clearly indicative of the defendant’s guilt, the Supreme Court did not feel the defense attorney’s strategy was ineffective.

The _______ who conquered England in 1066 used procedures that set the stage for modern juries.

When evidence is vague, jurors tend to fall back in their gut instincts. This has been termed _______.

Which of the following is not a situation in which plea bargaining in California is permissible?

There is no Sixth Amendment constitutional right to a jury in noncriminal proceedings, This has come to be known as the ________.