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cherise1989

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The requirement that the state provide counsel for indigent defendants in misdemeanor trials applies in all cases where the misdemeanor statute provides for imprisonment.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

One problem with the punishment of fines is that some jurisdictions the fine to be assessed is affixed by law and not by the offender's ______________.
 
  a. potential to be deterred
  b. mental state
  c. attitude
  d. financial position



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Answer to Question 1

FALSE
COMMENT: counsel provided only for actual imprisonment, Scott v. Illinois (1979)

Answer to Question 2

d





 

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