What are the three categories of homicide under English common law.
What will be an ideal response?
1. criminal homicide
2. justifiable homicide
3. excusable homicide
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A state constitution:
A. does not apply to family-law rights. B. is created by the federal constitution. C. can offer greater constitutional rights than the federal constitution. D. can never offer greater constitutional rights than the federal constitution.
The duress defense requires:
A) the actor was wrongfully threatened by another to perform an act that he/she otherwise would not have performed. B) the harm threatened was greater than the harm from the crime committed. C) the threat was immediate and there was no way for the threatened person to escape or avoid the threatened action. D) the threat was of serious bodily harm or death to the person or an immediate family member. E) all of the above
The United States Supreme Court decision that requires prosecutors to turn over any evidence that tends to show the innocence of the defendant is:
A) Gideon v. Wainwright. B) Batson v. Kentucky. C) Brady v. Maryland. D) Santobello v. New York.
The brief answer section may entirely consist of a one- or two-word answer, such as "yes" or "no."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)