If the Judge Grants a Continuance

question 2

Multiple Choice

If the judge grants a continuance,

• A)voir dire is expanded.
• B)the trial is postponed with the expectation that the delay will lessen the effects of pretrial publicity.
• C)the trial is suspended as long as the defendant stays out of trouble.
• D)none of the above

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