Defense Attorney's Question and Answers

Question 1

Which indigent defense program employs lawyers whose main responsibility it is to represent indigent defendants?

Accepted Answer

Public defender programs

Answer

Coordinator model/program

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The funds available to the defendant

Answer

Cross examination

Question 2

According to the assigned counsel system, a coordinator selects the lawyer for each case.

Accepted Answer

Coordinator model/program

Answer

The funds available to the defendant

Answer

Public defender programs

Answer

Cross examination

Question 3

So long as they are competent, a defendant has the right to represent themselves in court. This is known as

Accepted Answer

Pro se

Answer

Cross examination

Answer

ad hoc

Answer

None of the above

Question 4

Questioning a witness that the prosecution has brought for testimony is known as

Accepted Answer

Cross examination

Answer

The funds available to the defendant

Answer

Pro se

Answer

ad hoc

Question 5

SCOTUS determined that it is acceptable for a defense attorney to violate confidentially under the law.

Accepted Answer

If the attorney knows defendant is going to give false testimony

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With any crime in which the defendant is reasonably likely to be imprisoned

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All are ethical dilemmas faced by the attorney

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None of the above

Question 6

This alludes to assigned counsel arrangements in which a defense lawyer is picked by the judge on a case-by-case basis?

Accepted Answer

ad hoc

Answer

The funds available to the defendant

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Pro se

Answer

None of the above

Question 7

What does NOT constitute a possible ethical conundrum for a defense lawyer

Accepted Answer

All are ethical dilemmas faced by the attorney

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If the attorney knows defendant is going to give false testimony

Answer

With any crime in which the defendant is reasonably likely to be imprisoned

Answer

None of the above