In Sheppard v. Maxwell the U.S. Supreme Court ruled which of the following violated Sheppard's right to a fair trial?
a. bias in jury selection c. jury tampering
b. prejudicial pretrial publicity d. jury nullification
B
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a. True b. False
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a. True b. False
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A. Persons cannot be punished for acts for which the state provides no penalty. B. The motivation for the crime must be identified. C. A law must be written. D. Persons cannot be tried for acts that are not crimes in law.