Why are courts flexible regarding a lay witness offering opinion testimony?

What will be an ideal response?


Student responses should include discussion of the broad range of experiences and backgrounds lay witnesses possess that qualify them to offer their opinions.

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Phishing is a form of ________

a. computer crime b. hate crime c. corporate crime d. violent crime

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Albanian drug syndicates primarily established Balkan routes for the trafficking of:

a. cocaine b. marijuana c. heroin d. methamphetamine

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Discuss blended sentences

What will be an ideal response?

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Many scholars argue that probation will continue to be the sentence of choice in both felony and misdemeanor cases because it: a. controls for recidivism better than other intermediate sanctions

b. holds the promise of great financial savings. c. best fulfills the promise of rehabilitation. d. is justified in the ladder of punishment as a just desert sanction based on the severity of the criminal act.

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