Criminal Justice - Only answer multiply choice, without explanation Harold Hall

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Criminal Justice - Only answer multiply choice, without explanation

Harold Hall spent 19 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit. When a woman's body was found in a south Los Angeles alley in 1985, police officers questioned Hall, who was only 18 years old at the time. Hall was the perfect suspect: he spent time in jail for armed robbery, he told informants what he heard about the murder, and he was known to associate with a rough crowd. Police officers questioned Hall and he eventually confessed to the murder. Hall was convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole. Despite confessing to the crime, Hall maintained his innocence and spent two decades filing motions and working to prove his innocence.

In the end, it was the assistance he received from a team of criminal defense attorneys that helped Hall build his case. Specifically, Hall's lead defense attorney found holes in the case and managed to have the informant who sent Hall to prison recant his story. Considering what you have learned about the structure of the American court system in Chapter 9, please answer the following:

1)Which type of court is typically asked to evaluate the impact of new evidence on a judgment of a lower court?

a)court of limited jurisdiction

b)appellate court

c)specialized court

d)court of general jurisdiction

2)The prosecution represents the interests of the _____.

a)community

b)victim

c)offender

d)state

3)What is one of the important documents in a prosecutor's file in determining whether to bring a case to trial?

a)writ of certoriari

b)victim profile summary

c)police investigative report

d)court transcript

4)Defense attorneys only represent people who are ____.

a)accused of crimes

b)going to trial

c)convicted criminals

d)innocent

5)Public defenders represent ____.

a)indigent defendants

b)career criminals

c)civil defendants

d)defendants on appeal

Explanation / Answer

1. The correct answer is option B. Appellate Courts are those in which the appeals are made on points of law resulting from the judgment of a lower court. These curts may be asked to evaluate the impact of new evidence but more typically decides whether the state or federal constitution was improperly interpreted during a case.

2. The correct answer is option A. The prosecutor represents the interests of the community which hired them. That is going to be a city, state, or the federal government. Prosecutors generally take the interests of the victim and or the victim's family into account in making plea deals.

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