Which case below held that the prosecutor could not exclude from the jury a racial group solely because of their membership in the group?
A. United States v. Maxwell
B. Griffin v. California
C. Apprendi v. New Jersey
D. Batson v. Kentucky
D. Batson v. Kentucky
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There is growing evidence that brain dysfunction and neurological defects are more common in criminals and delinquents than in the general population
a. True b. False
The first country to use fingerprints as a system of criminal identification was:
A. France. B. Germany. C. China. D. England.
Similar fact evidence consists of facts similar to the facts of a crime charged against a defendant. Although courts sometimes admit such evidence, it cannot be admitted in a criminal trial _____
a. to demonstrate the defendant's propensity to commit crime b. to establish the identity of the defendant c. to establish that the defendant had a motive to commit the crime now charged d. to show the absence of a mistake in commission of an act by the defendant
Who introduced a bill in Parliament, the Act for Improving the Police in and near the Metropolis, creating the first modern police department?
Henry Fielding b. Sir Walter Scott c. King John of England d. Sir Robert Peel