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Evidence that tends to show the defendant's innocence is known as ______.

A) exculpatory evidence
B) incriminating evidence
C) discovery
D) substantive evidence

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Question 32

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Charges filed against a defendant are outlined in an information or a(an) ______.

A) warrant
B) subpoena
C) indictment
D) booking sheet

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is not one of the primary legal factors that prosecutors use to judge convictability?

Plea bargaining became increasingly common following the Civil War.

Which of the actors in the criminal court system benefit from plea bargaining?

The initial appearance serves to advise the suspect why he or she is being detained and to explain what the suspect's rights are.

The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the federal government to proceed via an indictment, handed down by a grand jury.

Identify and explain the arguments for and against plea bargaining.

Which of the following is an alternative to indictment by a grand jury?

Compare and contrast legal sufficiency policy and trial sufficiency policy.

Which of the following is not one of the reasons plea bargaining became more common over time?

Discuss two reasons why a prosecutor might decide not to file charges against a suspect who has been arrested by the police.