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Lawyers must always do what their clients ask them to do.

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Potential _____ of interest is a key ethical issue facing lawyers. Attorneys are prohibited from engaging in representation that would compromise their loyalty to their clients.

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The _____ Amendment states that "in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right… to have assistance of counsel for his defense."

Defense attorneys are the _____ powerful members of the courtroom work group.

More than half of defendants are described by their attorneys as passive participants in their overall defense.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the U.S.Supreme Court's decision in Gideon v.Wainwright?

Lawyers who work within the parameters of the courtroom work group receive _____for their clients.

List and describe the three primary methods used in the United States to provide indigent defendants with attorneys.

An advantage to the public defender system is that

Which of the following is not one of the three major ways of providing indigents with court appointed attorneys?

What is the criminal lawyer's most important commodity in securing clients?

Getting along with clients is one of the easiest parts of being a public defender.

Indigents are defendants who cannot afford to pay a lawyer.

Prosecutors prefer to deal with inexperienced defense attorneys.

Defense attorneys who have active criminal cases and maintain _____ relationships with the prosecutor's office are commonly referred to as "gamblers."

At which of the following stages in the criminal justice process is an indigent defendant not guaranteed counsel paid for by the government?

What type of law do most lawyers practice?

In criminal cases, the relationship between lawyer and client is more likely to be marked by distrust and hostility.