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During allocution, the defendant can reopen the question of guilt.

Overall, about what percentage of criminal cases each year involve pleas of insanity?

The state’s goal is to prove guilt

If an inmate is sentenced to death under a federal statute, which method of execution is used?

The _____________ is the list of potential jurors that make up the jury pool.

After the defense rests, the prosecutor may introduce new witnesses or evidence, in a process known as

In the appeal process the burden of proof is on the _________.

The __________ is issued on the initiative of the grand jury, based on its own knowledge and observation.

Why did the Supreme Court strike down Georgia’s death penalty statute of Furman v. Georgia?

In the case of _________, the Supreme Court first invalidated a criminal punishment on Eighth Amendment grounds.