A review of the constitutionality of the use of nondeadly force to effectuate an arrest is:
a. Based on the rational basis test
b. Based on whether the officer’s actions were subjectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances
c. Based on whether the officer’s actions were objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances
d. Based on the two-prong Aguilar-Spinelli test
c. Based on whether the officer’s actions were objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The Hobbs Act authorized asset forfeiture as a punishment for racketeering
a. True b. False
If Tom's case makes its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, what is the standard the Court will use to judge Tom's claims and which side will win - the prison policies or Tom?
California has changed its sex offender law. It used to be after a sex offender finished his sentence, he could be committed to a mental hospital with a hearing held every 24 months to determine if he could be released because he no longer posed a danger to himself or others. The law is now changed and civil commitment is indefinite unless the offender can prove that something has changed, such as he has successfully completed treatment. In order to successfully complete treatment, one must admit that he's guilty. Tom entered an Alford plea where Tom did not admit guilt but admitted that the state had enough evidence to convict him should he go to trial, and Tom did not want to go to trial to spare his daughter from being forced to testify against him, but Tom says he's innocent. Because Tom proclaims his innocence, the prison will not allow his daughter to visit because Tom is an untreated sex offender, the prison says he is not a suitable candidate for treatment and he, therefore, can be held indefinitely under a civil commitment order. Tom brings a lawsuit to challenge his First Amendment right to freedom of association with his daughter and states that his due process rights are being violated because he's being punished for asserting his innocence. What will be an ideal response?
From 2005 to 2009, prosecutors in Houston County, Alabama, used their peremptory challenges to remove ___ percent of the African Americans qualified for jury service in cases in which the death penalty was eventually
a. 33 c. 80 b. 45 d. 50