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CHAPTER 11
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMNAL JUSTICE
THE COURTROOM
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PLEA BARGAINING
Four ways to make plea bargains
Reasons for plea bargaining
Benefits of plea bargaining
Tactics
Arguments against
Legal Issues in Plea Bargaining
Boykin v. Alabama
North Carolina v. Alford
Alford Doctrine
Santobello v. New York
Bordenkircher v. Hayes
Factors to be considered in Plea Bargaining
PLEAS
Guilty or no contest (90% of cases)
TRIALS
Adjudication Stage
Options
Legal Rights during trial
Right to Confront Witnesses
6th admendment
Purpose
Hearsay:
Right to a Jury Trial
6th amendment
Duncan v. Louisana (states)
Blanton v. New York (imprisonment)
Texas
Jury size
Verdicts
12 member juries
6 member juries
Texas
Right to Counsel
Sixth Amendment
Right to self-representation
Right to a Speedy Trial
sixth amendment
Texas Law
Felonies
Misdemeanors
Federal
Jury Trial Process
The criminal trial
Jury Trial Order
voir dire
prosecutors opening statement
defense opening statement
states presentation of evidence
defense attorney cross examines
defense attorney presentation of evidence
prosecutor cross examination
defense rests
prosecution rebuttal
defense attorney closing statements
prosecutor's closing statements
judges instructions
jury deliberation
pronouncement of verdict
sentencing
Jury Selection
jury panel
Texas qualifications
voir dire
challenge to the array
challenge for cause
peremptory challenge
Texas
jury impaneled
Opening statements
Prosecutor
Defense
Presentation of evidence
Direct Examination
Evidence types
direct evidence
circumstantial evidence
Admissability of Evidence
material
relevant (has probative value)
Cross Examination by Defense
Prosecution rests
Presentation of defense evidence
Closing Arguments
Jury Instructions
Verdict
APPEALS