The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that the essence of the crime of conspiracy is
a. completion of the substantive crime
b. commission of an overt act by one of the conspirators
c. that object of the conspiracy is illegal
d. agreement to commit a crime
d
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Suppose gross domestic product (GDP) is $5 billion, government transfer payments are $1.5 billion, indirect business taxes and transfers are $0.25 billion, and depreciation is $0.5 billion. Then national income equals
A) $2.75 billion. B) $5 billion. C) $4.25 billion. D) $3.25 billion.
In statistical analysis, the causes are called dependent variables
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Courts have ruled that as long as there is a legal basis for making an arrest, officers may do so, even in cases in which they are motivated by a desire to gather evidence of other suspected crimes
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Which ONE of the following statements concerning a motion to suppress a defendant's confession or admissions made to the police is INCORRECT?
a. The Supreme Court has ruled that a defendant has a constitutional right to have the court determine whether a confession is voluntary before it is revealed to the trial jury. b. A trial court's ruling suppressing a defendant's confession can never lead to a dismissal of the prosecution's charges against the defendant. c. Generally before ruling on a motion to suppress a confession or admissions, the trial court conducts an evidentiary hearing. d. Among other inquiries, a motion to suppress a confession or admissions may bring into focus the issue of whether the police administered Miranda warnings to the defendant before obtaining the confession or admissions sought to be suppressed.