Which One of the Following Statements Is INCORRECT

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?

• A) A postponement of a trial is termed a continuance.
• B) Once the trial court has accepted a guilty plea pursuant to a plea bargain, the court cannot unilaterally alter it without permitting the defendant the opportunity to withdraw the plea.
• C) The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a defendant in a criminal case has a right to bail under the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.
• D) The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury applies to state criminal trials via the Fourteenth Amendment.

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