At common law, how soon must a victim die after time of the wrongful act for a homicide conviction?

a. one year and a day
b. one year
c. one month
d. one day


a

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The judge in your trial has considered the jury's "guilty" verdict for more than two days. In coming back to deliver his sentence, your lawyer whispers in your ear that he has learned that the judge will be handing down a sentence that is based on restitution. What are some of the possible details of such a sentence? What can you expect your "time served" to include?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is true about the assumptions made by developmental and life course theories?

a. They believe that interactions between individuals and their environments produce motivation for behavior. b. They vary in their commitment to free will. c. They embrace soft determinism or indeterminism. d. They believe that humans shape and are shaped by their environments. e. All of the above.

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The earliest test for insanity was established in which of the following countries?

a. Germany b. England c. France d. Spain

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