Which term refers to a brief that is often filed on behalf of various interest groups as a means to getinvolved in cases and thereby influence court decisions and policy?
a. Subject matter jurisdiction
b. Mens rea
c. Habeas corpus
d. Amicus curiae
d
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The U.S. Supreme Court has defined how poor a defendant has to be before he/she is entitled to assigned counsel
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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1. Limited prosecution resources a. Particularly true of domestic violence cases where sometimes the government hesitates to intervene in family affairs 2. Lack of motivation to pursue a case b. Possible lack of resources to charge offenders accused of minor crimes due to excess of serious crimes 3. Desire to win c. Citizen-invoked complaints of domestic violence stand a slim change of producing criminal charges because of their lower visibility 4. Case brought to prosecutor's attention by police or victim a. Prosecutors hate to lose, and a burning desire to secure a conviction can influence a charging decision 5. Victim/offender race b. In domestic violence cases, charges are more likely to be filed against male rather than female perpetrators 6. Victim/offender sex c. In general, prosecution is more likely when the offender is nonwhite and the victim is white
____________ is the documentation of the seizure and control of evidence before it can be officially admitted into evidence at trial.
a. Organization of custody b. Evidence chain c. Coordination of custody d. Chain of custody
This group, ____________, began as an insurgency, raiding Iraq and Syria and occupying major cities with the primary goal of creating a caliphate, based on a very conservative Islamic religious code.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).