SOCL 3371 Chapter : Chapter 8 Notes
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Chapter 8: the prosecution, defense, and pretrial activities. Prosecutors and defense attorneys play a major role in determining the course of a defendant"s future. Criminal attorneys operate using an advocacy model in an adversarial system. Goal is to uphold the legal process to offer effective, quality representation, and to be a zealous advocate on behalf of a client . An adversarial system pits one side against the other to reveal the truth. Prosecuting attorneys represent the government or the people . Attorneys at the federal and state level, county, and local attorneys. Conducting crime investigation, establishing charges against the accused, presenting evidence to the court, and assisting in determination regarding appropriate punishment. Judiciary act of 1789, created the u. s. attorney general"s office. U. s. attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer in the government and head of the department of justice. Appointed by the president to serve a 4-year term.
