The conviction of the Enron accounting firm Arthur Anderson for obstruction of justice was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court for which of the following reasons?
a. The original charge was inappropriate
b. One of the jurors was related to one of the defendants
c. Some of the evidence presented by the prosecution was forged
d. The judge made a mistake when explaining important issues to the jury
D
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In 2011, the Innocence Project reported that failing to disclose evidence to the defense had contributed to convictions in ______% of the first 100 cases of exoneration revealed by the Project.
a. 25 b. 37 c. 45 d. 66
According to standards adopted by the American Bar Association, a ____________ should be characterized as a minister of justice and not solely that of an advocate for the government
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following is an example of genocide?
a. Darfur b. Death of MLK c. Civil War d. The holocaust
In Graham v. Conner (1989), Graham was a diabetic who was essentially stopped and arrested after police thought something was wrong when Graham left a convenience store abruptly. As it turned out, he was trying to find some sugar for his diabetic condition, but the line was too long, so he left. Appearing drunk (due to the hypoglycemic condition), he was arrested and denied sugar or orange juice,
and was basically "roughed up" by the police. The court said: a. the use of force was not excessive and upheld the conviction for being drunk in public. b. the police were justified in using force, but they should have given him the juice. However, the conviction stood. c. the use of force was excessive, and the case was remanded back to the lower court. d. the police were justified in "roughing up" Graham and denying him any sugar or orange juice, because it would have been "unreasonable" for the police to stop in the middle of an arrest and get him relief.