The American Bar Association has established a set of guidel…
The American Bar Association has established a set of guidelines governing the pretrial release of information about pending criminal cases (ABA Standards on Fair Trial and Free Press). The ABA guidelines recommend that police officers refrain from making public comments about which of the following?
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Prior to trial, the defendant’s counsel requested production of the results of any tests run on fingerprints found on the murder weapon. The prosecutor advised the defense that no tests had been run. In which of the following cases would the defendant be entitled to a reversal of his or her conviction?
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