CJA 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Formal Charge, Recognizance, Ronnie Lee Gardner
25 Oct 2015
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Responsibility for and answering to the public: the prosecutor as a crime fighter, maintaining a close relationship with the police, prosecutors as generally seen as law enforcement agents. Attorney"s office: the primary responsibility of the defense attorney is to represent the defendant at the various stages of the custodial process, such as arrest, interrogation, lineup, and arraignment. Other responsibilities include: investigating the incident for which the defendant has been charged, communicating with the prosecutor (e. g. , in plea bargaining, preparing the case for trial, submitting defense motions, negotiating a sentence, determining whether to appeal. The defense attorney: generally speaking, there are two different types of defense attorneys, private attorneys, who are hired by individuals, public defenders, who work for the government. The sixth amendment provides representation for indigent defendants. Methods by which representation is provided to indigent defendants. Chapter 9 pretrial procedures: the adversary system in action.
