Conviction rates for indigent defendants and those with their own lawyers were about the same in Federal and State courts. About_______% of Federal defendants and ________% of the defendants in the most populous counties were found guilty regardless of the type of their attorneys.

By the time of the Revolution, there were fewer than ______ lawyers in Massachusetts, which had a population of around 200,000, a much smaller ratio than today.

The right to a jury trial has always been recognized in the federal courts, but this right was not extended to the states until 1968 in the case of ________.

Attorneys in criminal cases often require their clients to pay a _________, or fees paid in advance for their services.

This is the leading professional organization for defense attorneys in the United States.

In ______, Texas, two state district judges adopted a policy of prohibiting all plea negotiations in their courts as a method of ensuring equal treatment for similarly situated defendants.

By the _________ century, legal training lasting approximately four years was necessary to become a defense lawyer.

In the __________, DNA testing entered the mainstream.

On the whole, most offenses are committed by people______.

Which model of voting starts with the assumption that all choices involve a calculation about self-interest that balances costs and benefits?