Which of the following is an affirmative defense?

a. Intoxication
b. Duress
c. Mistake of fact
d. Entrapment
e. None of the above


Answer: b. Duress

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following represents a true statement about the Court’s approach to the length of Terry detentions?

a. The Court uses the totality of the circumstance approach in evaluating this issue. b. The Court examines whether the police acted in a diligent and responsible manner in discharging their responsibilities. c. The Court examines the role the defendant played in the length of the detention. d. Only a and b are correct. e. All of the above are correct.

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By the early 1970s, there was a consensus among law enforcement officials, prisoners' groups, reformers, and bureaucrats that indeterminate sentencing should be replaced with a more determinate sentencing system

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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