16. Conviction rates for indigent defendants and those with their own lawyers
were about the same in Federal and State courts. About __________% of
Federal defendants and __________% of the defendants in the most populous
counties were found guilty regardless of the type of their attorneys.
A) 80, 60
B) 90, 75
C) 50, 35
D) 100, 100
Is it c? Sorry these are hard
These figures are best found in your assigned reading materials. We don't know these statistics.
b 90,75
To find the missing values, we need to analyze the information given in the statement. Let's break it down:
Conviction rates for indigent defendants and those with their own lawyers were about the same in Federal and State courts. This means that the conviction rates for both groups are similar in both federal and state courts.
About __________% of Federal defendants and __________% of the defendants in the most populous counties were found guilty regardless of the type of their attorneys.
Since the statement mentions that the conviction rates are similar for both indigent defendants and those with their own lawyers, we can conclude that the percentages for both groups would be the same. Therefore, the missing values should be the same for both Federal defendants and defendants in the most populous counties.
Now, let's analyze the answer options:
A) 80, 60
B) 90, 75
C) 50, 35
D) 100, 100
Since the conviction rates are similar for both indigent defendants and those with their own lawyers, the percentages cannot be 100% since it would imply that every defendant in both groups was found guilty, which is unlikely.
Option A and Option B have differing percentages for both Federal defendants and defendants in the most populous counties, so we can eliminate them.
Option C has lower percentages compared to the others, so it's unlikely to be the correct answer.
Option D has 100% for both Federal defendants and defendants in the most populous counties, which is also unlikely.
Based on our analysis, none of the given answer options seem to be correct. It's possible that the missing values were either not provided or there was an error in the statement.