Under Strickland v. Washington (1984 ) a court should assess an ineffective assistance of counsel claim brought by a prisoner in a manner favorable to the trial lawyer
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TRUE COMMENT: scrutiny must be "highly deferential"
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Female gang members are more likely to experience domestic violence compared to male gang members
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______ arises when an individual commits an act that he or she is unaware creates a high degree of human injury or death under circumstances in which a reasonable person would have been aware of the threat.
a. Reckless manslaughter b. Second-degree manslaughter c. Voluntary manslaughter d. Negligent manslaughter
Pretrial motions can be either ______ or ______.
a. bench; jury b. oral; written c. true; false d. guilty; not guilty
The United States is currently the leader of incarceration among other industrialized nations
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