The determination as to whether a particular act is criminal or merely civil in nature is a function of the:
a. legislative branch.
b. executive branch.
c. judicial branch.
d. governor.
a
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A. The suspect may not be interrogated further by a different officer in the police agency who was unaware of the suspect's request to see a lawyer. B. The suspect may be interrogated further if she says, while being escorted to the jail, "Well, what is going to happen to me now?" C. The suspect may be interrogated, without her attorney present, after she had an opportunity to visit with her lawyer. D. The suspect may be interrogated in the presence of her attorney
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a. True b. False
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State correctional budgets have in the past decade
a. more than doubled b. decreased by half c. remained predominately unchanged d. more than quadrupled