Politicians Have Expressed Their Outrage at the Designer Drug Problem

question 77

Multiple Choice

Politicians have expressed their outrage at the designer drug problem by enacting legislation targeting manufacture, sale, and possession that require mandatory minimum sentences. The police across the country start making arrests based on this new legislation.
-Which of the following aspects of the criminal justice process exemplify "law on the books"?

• A) Police Mirandize a suspect and obtain a voluntary confession.
• B) At initial appearance, the judge sets a low bail because the jail is overcrowded.
• C) The prosecutor meets with the defense attorney to discuss the terms of a plea agreement.
• D) Upon accepting the plea, the judge sentences the defendant based on his own discretion.

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