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List seven responsibilities of defense attorneys.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What are the responsibilities of the defense attorney?
 
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investigating the incident for which the defendant has been charged communicating with the prosecutor, which includes negotiating plea bargains preparing the case for trial
submitting defense motions, including motions to suppress evidence representing the defendant at trial
negotiating a sentence, if the client has been convicted determining whether to appeal a guilty verdict

Answer to Question 2

An important responsibility of the defense attorney is to represent the defendant at
o the various stages of the custodial process, such as arrest, interrogation, lineup, and arraignment.
Pretrial responsibilities include the following:

 investigating the incident for which the defendant has been charged
 communicating with the prosecutor, which includes negotiating plea bargains   preparing the case for trial
 submitting defense motions, including motions to suppress evidence
 representing the defendant at trial
 negotiating a sentence, if the client has been convicted
 determining whether to appeal a guilty verdict
Defense attorneys provide legal counsel for the defendant during the trial and
o sentencing phases of the justice process. The defense attorney's role is to protect
the rights of his or her defendant.



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