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CharlieWard

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Concerns about the rights of poor defendants and the consequences of detention prior to trial led to the bail reform movement of the 1960s.
 
  a. True b. False

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If a defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial is violated:
 
  a. the charges against the defendant are dismissed.
  b. the time the defendant spent in jail awaiting trial is deducted from the sentence.
  c. the court determines the date on which the trial should have commenced, and deducts from the sentence the period of time between that date and the actual trial start date.
  d. the prosecution must go back to the grand jury stage and start over.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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