Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The Sentencing Reform Act was passed to ensure that offenders who commit similar crimes and have similar background characteristics are sentenced in a more uniform manner.
2. Families of homicide victims are afforded the right to make a statement to the court at sentencing to explain how the crime impacted the family.
3. Those who oppose the death penalty argue it has claimed the lives of innocent people and that it has no deterrent value.
4. The most common method of execution in the United States is lethal gas.
5. Indigent defendants have the right to appointed counsel for their first appeal only.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
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