You are in a strange neighborhood, and a police officer drives by. He can clearly see that you do not know the neighborhood and are not from there. He stops you and frisks you because he just had a report of someone who looked like you with a knife

What level of justification did the officer use? A) probable cause
B) search and seizure
C) reasonable suspicion
D) administrative justification


C

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In ______ case, the Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life without the possibility of parole sentences for juveniles in homicide cases is unconstitutional.

a. Breed v. Jones b. Roper v. Simmons c. Graham v. Florida d. Miller v. Alabama

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a. also eliminates the need for a trial. b. is required before the offender can be sentenced. c. is simply treated as additional evidence to be evaluated. d. is the only way a convicted person can receive any leniency at sentencing.

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