In the Miranda decision, the Supreme Court stated that the defendant bears the burden of proving that his or her waiver was not made voluntarily, knowingly, or intelligently.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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The South Carolina ISP program requires offender-clients to:
A) attend mandatory Mothers Against Drunk Driving meetings weekly. B) have semi-annual face-to-face visits with their supervising POs. C) pay supervision fees. D) None of the above
The ______ _______ is the manner in which the hostage-taker and negotiator agree to end the hostage crisis
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Mike and his comrades possessed fairly strong anti-U.S. sentiments during wartime despite being U.S. citizens themselves. They decided they were going to engage in an act of betrayal in order to show the U.S. government that ending the war was absolutely necessary. Two individuals in his group were actually undercover FBI agents who intended to serve as two witnesses in court during their eventual prosecution for treason. One of the undercover agents is pressing for prosecution now before Mike and his group have a chance to do any damage. If the prosecution commences and subsequently fails, what is the most likely reason for its failure?
a. There was no intent to wage war against the United States. b. There was no intent to betray the United States. c. There was not yet an overt act of levying war against the United States or giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States. d. There were no credible witnesses.
Officer Jones is trying to learn more about a suspect in a deadly right-wing terrorist attack targeting a local Mosque. To try and understand more about her suspect, she sneaks into his business office late at night without a warrant to take a look around. Which piece of legislation gave her the right to take a “sneak and peak” without a warrant?
A. Military Commissions Act B. USAPATRIOT Act C. The Posse Comitatus Act D. No legislation permits searches without warrants, so Officer Jones has violated her suspect’s 4th Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.