The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 curtailed second habeas corpus petitions by state prisoners who have already filed such petitions in federal court

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


T

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List the defendant?s right during sentencing and indicate if you think the defendant should have more rights or if you think rights the defendant has is appropriate

What will be an ideal response?

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Objective measures are broad indicators of effectiveness based upon subjective reflection of people's impressions

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Criminal investigators spend a large part of their time engaged with ______ processing.

a. postarrest b. prearrest c. ad hoc d. noncriminal

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In all criminal prosecutions except for petty offenses, indigent defendants are entitled to government-furnished counsel, usually a public defender. 2. Grand juries are like trial juries; they determine guilt or innocence, but only in federal criminal cases. 3. All appellate courts are federal courts. 4. Appellate courts correct errors made at the trial level and, where it becomes necessary, fill in the gaps of the statutory law by exercising a lawmaking function.

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