Liz Rowell is prosecuting Gene Huewit for first-degree rape of a child and incest. The victim is a 7-year-old female who was brought to the emergency room with bleeding and bruising. The lead detective learned that Mr. Huewit is the victim's uncle and has been molesting her for the last 2 months.
During the second round of jury selection, Ms. Rowell dismisses juror number four because she just has a feeling that she would not be a fair juror. She does not want to take a chance of this defendant walking free. This is an example of:
a. jury selection.b. challenge for cause.c. direct evidence.d. peremptory challenge.e. circumstantial evidence.

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: d

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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He notices a common theme- many of his inmates began offending at a very early age and they continued to offend well into adulthood. These inmates would be considered: A) ?adolescent-limited offenders. B) ?active persisters. C) ?passive persisters. D) ?life-course persisters. E) ?learned behavior offenders.

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