Terms in this set (39)private attorneys.court appealed counsel.public defenders.
defense attorney. the lawyer who advises, represents, and acts for the defendant ( or, in post-conviction proceedings, the offender)
The role of the defense lawyer is to provide the best public legal counsel and advocacy within the legal and ethical limits of the profession. the procedures followed by courts to ensure that a defendant's constitutional rights are not violated.
The Defense Attorney These fall into three broad categories: assigned counsel, contract systems, and public defenders.
The primary duties that defense counsel owe to their clients, to the administration of justice, and as officers of the court, are to serve as their clients' counselor and advocate with courage and devotion; to ensure that constitutional and other legal rights of their clients are protected; and to render effective, ...
At each stage of the case, juvenile defense counsel acts as the client's voice in the proceedings, advocating for the client's expressed interests, not the client's “best interest” as deter- mined by counsel, the client's parents or guardian, the proba- tion officer, the prosecutor, or the judge.
Which of the following accurately describes the rights of the defense in a trial? Defense attorneys have the power to compel the testimony of witnesses. Who has the power to grant clemency?
Defendants believe that defense attorneys will fight vigorous battles at every stage of the process. The defense attorney's actual role is to protect the defendant's rights and to make the prosecution prove its case.
A prosecutor is a lawyer. The legal representative of the people of a city, county or state. They have the authority to bring charges, dismiss charges and modify charges. The prosecution decides who,what when and how an individual will be charged.
The Brady rule, named after Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), requires prosecutors to disclose materially exculpatory evidence in the government's possession to the defense.
Technically called “A Bill of Indictment.” It is an accusation in writing presented to a grand jury. To the court in which it is impaneled, charging that a person therein named has done some act, or been guilty of some omission, which by law is a public offense, punishable on indictment.
Jury sequestration is the isolation of a jury to avoid accidental or deliberate tainting of the jury by exposing them to outside influence or information that is not admissible in court.
Court held that defendants have right to competent advice from a lawyer on whether to accept an offer to plead guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence.
Most of the attorneys who appear in criminal court are drawn from the personal-client sector.
Defense Strategies. Defenses are arguments with supporting evidence that a defense attorney puts forth to secure the freedom of his or her client. A defense grows out of a defendant's version of the events in the alleged crime.
Indigent defendants charged with a felony are entitled to the services of a lawyer paid for by the government (Gideon Vs. Wainwright)
people in minor crimes with no jail time do not have the right to a state appointed attorney.