Pretrial Publicity Tends to Produce a Bias Against Defendants Because

question 130

Multiple Choice

Pretrial publicity tends to produce a bias against defendants because

• A) people assume that defendants are guilty until proven innocent.
• B) information in news reports usually comes from police or district attorneys.
• C) most people charged with crimes really are guilty.
• D) the publicity makes the defendant seem more familiar, resulting in a familiarity-induced bias.

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