Multiple questions and answer choices please answer all 1-8 questions 1. Once a criminal defendant is convicted of a crime in court, a __________ imposes a sentence on the defendant.

Group of answer choices

Jury

Prosecutor

Defense Attorney

Judge

Bailiff

2. The __________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishments." This includes punishments which are considered excessive for the crime such as having your hand cut off at the wrist for stealing a piece of fruit, which currently occurs in other parts of the world.

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Seventh

Eighth

Ninth

Tenth

None of the above

3. A criminal defendant who is convicted of a felony crime in court which would not normally be punishable by a life sentence, could still receive a life sentence due to prior felony convictions.

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True

False

4. Judges have a variety of sentencing alternatives to incarceration (jail or prison) when permitted by the law such as fines, restitution, forfeiture or confiscation of property, probation, and home incarceration.

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True

False

5. Under the basic principle of double jeopardy, a defendant has both federal and state constitutional protections against being placed in jeopardy twice for the same offense (i.e. you can't be tried twice for the same offense most of the time).

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True

False

6. Once a criminal defendant is convicted of a crime in court, the defendant does not have the right to waive his or her right to an appeal because appeals are done automatically whether the defendant wants one or not.

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True

False

7. Defense attorneys for criminal defendants have a duty to prevent their clients from filing frivolous (i.e. not having any serious purpose or value) appeals according to the criminal justice system.

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True

False

8. Habeas Corpus is a __________ term meaning "you have the body."

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Spanish

Russian

Greek

French

Latin