Author Question: In what ways can judges, defense attorneys, and prosecutors engage in unethical behaviors? What ... (Read 68 times)

cabate · **on:** Aug 25, 2018

In what ways can judges, defense attorneys, and prosecutors engage in unethical behaviors?

What will be an ideal response

Question 2

During the first 8 or 9 months of the budget year, the prudent administrator will normally attempt to manage the budget

a. liberally, spending lavishly on everything that is needed.
b. conservatively, holding the line on spending, until fiscal crises have passed.
c. sporadically, spending lots of money in spurts.
d. independently, allowing no one any input into expenditures.

fdliggud · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Judges can engage in improper conduct or overstep their bounds in many ways: abuse of judicial power (against attorneys or litigants); inappropriate sanctions and dispositions (including showing favoritism or bias); not meeting the standards of impartiality and competence (discourteous behavior, gender bias and harassment, incompetence); conflict of interest (bias; conflicting financial interests or business, social, or family relationships); and personal conduct (criminal or sexual misconduct, prejudice, statements of opinion).
Defense attorneys should be bound to these ethics and do the following:
1 . Treat others as ends in themselves and not as mere means to winning cases.
2 . Treat clients and other professional relations in a similar fashion.
3 . Do not deliberately engage in behavior apt to deceive the court as to truth.
4 . Be willing, if necessary, to make reasonable personal sacrifices of time, money, and popularity for what you believe to be a morally good cause.
5 . Do not give money to, or accept money from, clients for wrongful purposes or in wrongful amounts.
6 . Avoid harming others in the course of representing your client.
7 . Be loyal to your client and do not betray his or her confidence.
Prosecutors engage in improper conduct because of the following: Misconduct works. Oral advocacy is important in the courtroom and can have a powerful effect. Another significant reason for such conduct is the harmless error doctrine, in which an appellate court can affirm a conviction despite the presence of serious misconduct during the trial.

Answer to Question 2

b