There are certain "defenses" to crime that are not recognized legal defenses at all, but rather are arguments aimed at inviting either jury nullification of how the law is being used in a particular case or, alternatively, sentencing leniency after inevitable conviction.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Ans: True.
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A __________ entry involves the entry team creating an entry point in the location and then holding their positions before entering
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Other than some specific exceptions, the government has only one attempt to obtain a conviction; if the defendant is acquitted, he or she may not be retried. 2. Barbie and Ken took a pack of M&Ms from a convenience store without paying, and as the clerk followed them out to confront them, he slipped, fell, hit his head on the sidewalk, and later died. Barbie and Ken can be charged with first-degree murder under the felony-murder rule. 3. An alibi is considered an affirmative defense. 4. If the police induce a person to commit a crime that he/she would otherwise not have attempted, the defendant can claim the defense of entrapment. 5. A defense is generally not available in cases of voluntary intoxication.
As decided in Hurtado v. California, 110 U.S. 516 (1884), and in a case that is still good today, no state must grant the right to a grand jury indictment in a serious state prosecution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The abolition of federal parole and the creation of the federal three-strikes law were influenced by the social problems perspective
a. True b. False