The burden of proof at a criminal trial is on the prosecution to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable ____________
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doubt
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In a standard two-officer vehicle stop approach, the preferred position for the second officer is:
a. Behind the opened front passenger side door of the squad car. b. By the right rear tire of the stopped vehicle, (after checking the trunk lid). c. Approximately one car length away from the right front tire of the stopped vehicle. d. Just to the rear of the stopped vehicle, about one car length from its right side.
A Black man was convicted of a crime after the prosecution used their peremptory challenges to remove all Black people from the pool of prospective jurors. On appeal, the judge asks the prosecution to explain why they removed the Black jurors, and the prosecution cannot come up with a valid reason. Therefore, the judge concludes that they were removed based on their race and overturns the conviction. What Supreme Court case was the basis for the judge’s decision?
A. Strauder v. West Virginia B. Norris v. Alabama C. Batson v. Kentucky D. Hernandez v. Texas
In a household in which discipline is _______, there is probably a lot of conflict.
a. constant or harsh b. erratic or harsh c. constant but not very harsh d. neither constant nor harsh
The Mafia originated in ___________ around 1860, and started as a criminal gang employed by wealthy landowners to function as agents of social and land control
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