1. where has the court assigned system of indigent defense worked best?

2. who is the chief law enforcement officer of a jurisdiction?

3. who selects defense attorneys for indigent defendants under the assigned counsel system?

4. what is the accused representing his/herself in a criminal proceeding called?

5. what standard is used o determine the competence of defense attorneys?

6. what is the least used system of provideing defense counsel to indigent defendants called?

7. what is the process called by which the police and the prosecutor interpret information about the accused's behavior in order to determine whether a crime has been committed and whether the legal elements needed to prosecute are present?

8. what is an attorney who is employed by a government agency to represent indigent defendants in criminal proceedings called?

9. what is an alternative to trial by which the defendant agrees to conditions set by the prosecution in exchange for withdrawls of the charges called?

10. what constitutional amendment guarantees the right of every citizen placed on trial to be presenteed by counsel?

11. what is the presence of the minimum legal elements of a crime necessary for the prosecution of a case called?

12. what is the attorney who represents the accused in criminal proceedings before, during, and after trial and whose main function is to protect the legal rights of the accused called.

13. what type of case does the prosecutor want to have in order to formally charge a defendant?

14. what is an attorney and government official whose duty is to initiate and maintain criminal proceedings on behalf of the government against persons accused of committing crimes called?