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

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Pretrial motions can be either ______ or ______.

a. bench; jury b. oral; written c. true; false d. guilty; not guilty

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The United States is currently the leader of incarceration among other industrialized nations

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