Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Shepard’s Citations can be used to validate both federal and state statutes, as well as court decisions, constitutional provisions and attorney general decisions.
2. West’s Regional Reporter series contains state court decisions from several states, all of which act as binding authority in the other states within the same region.
3. Proximity connectors are used to indicate whether the terms are in the same sentence, paragraph or within a specified number of terms within each other.
4. A per curium opinion is one issued by a court without being attributed to a particular justice as author of the opinion.
5. An appellate judge that agrees with the holding of the majority but for different reasons might write a separate dissenting opinion.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
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Which of the following is a possible penalty for someone found guilty of committing a crime?
a. A fine b. Imprisonment c. Death d. All of these choices are correct
This document contains the decision from the court after hearing a motion:
A) order B) affidavit C) declaration D) notice of motion
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Planning a crime in one's head can be a crime in and of itself because it establishes mens rea. 2. One's status (i.e. homelessness, alcoholism) is not a crime. 3. A homeless person is sleeping on a park bench after the park is officially closed. The sleeping man may be charged with the crime of homelessness. 4. An alcoholic leaves a bar after drinking 5 shots of vodka and 2 pints of beer. She walks down a public street while removing her clothing. An officer arrests her for disturbing the peace and public drunkenness. This is an example of a status crime. 5. There must always be specific intent to commit a crime or no prosecution is possible.