Protection from double jeopardy is contained in the:
A) Fourteenth Amendment
B) Tenth Amendment
C) Eighth Amendment
D) Fifth Amendment
D
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The only other court or legislative body that can overrule a Supreme Court decision is:
a. another federal court having original jurisdiction. b. Congress, with a three-fourths vote in the House and a two-thirds vote in the Senate. c. no other body may overrule the U.S. Supreme Court. d. the lower court to which the case was remanded.
Certain offenders in prison have been convicted for crimes without DNA testing. Several of these offenders request to get the test done so as to prove their innocence. However, several district attorneys contest this request and argue that the tests are unnecessary as the offenders have already been proven to be guilty beyond reasonable doubt. The failure of states to accommodate DNA requests is reflective of the ________.
A. evidence procedural model B. crime control model C. processing model D. due process model
Programs, services, facilities, and organizations responsible for the management of people who have been convicted of criminal offenses are:
a. corrections. b. law enforcement. c. courts. d. penitentiary. e. decisions.