Currently, mentally ill defendants can be put to death in those states that have capital punishment. Should mental illness be an eliminating factor when it comes to the death penalty? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Responses will vary
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Interviewing should establish the ____________________ of the case
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
When a state grants an attorney to appear before it for a particular case, it is called:
A. Pro hac vice. B. Pro se. C. Pro per. D. Pro bono.
The Declaration of Sentiments stressed the need for reforms in all of the following EXCEPT:
a. employment b. child custody laws c. divorce d. property
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. All circumstantial evidence is real evidence. 2. All direct evidence is in the form of eyewitness testimony. 3. A dead body is always corpus delicti evidence that a murder occurred. 4. A lay witness provides special knowledge about a fact of the case that needs examination. 5. Physicians, therapists, and forensic science technicians can all be possible expert witnesses