SOCL 3371 Chapter : Chapter 8 Outline
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Chapter 8: the prosecution, defense, and pretrial activities. Prosecutor: leverage a great deal of power: represents: the government or the people . Attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer in the gov"t and head of the doj. Appointed by president to serve a 4-year term: the u. s. attorneys: trial work at the federal level is handled by u. s. attorneys who are appointed by the president and work under the u. s. attorney general within the doj. One attorney is assigned to each of the 94 judicial districts: state court level, titles for prosecuting attorneys vary according to position and jurisdiction: may be city, county, district, prosecuting, or commonwealth"s attorney. Most states hold elections to select district attorneys: prosecution"s decision to file a case hinges on a variety of factors: Defense attorney: often misunderstood and the public commonly notes their job is to put criminals back on the street: responsible for ensuring: constitutional rights of a defendant are protected.
