The common law developed a doctrine under which, where an accused was engaged in the commission of a felony and a homicide occurred, the felonious act substituted for proof of malice aforethought. This evolved into what we now know as the "Felony Murder Rule."
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Describe the evidence to be collected and the specialists or crime laboratory units that would be needed to properly analyze the following crime scene and answer the given questions
On Monday, September 26, 2011, a small airplane believed to be transporting members of a Mexican drug cartel and a shipment of drugs and firearms of unknown type or size recorded a short "mayday" call at 8:05 A.M. before crashing into a farmhouse in Laredo, TX. Local police report that the abandoned farmhouse is frequented by homeless individuals, and there may have been several inside at the time of impact. Upon impact, the airplane's nearly full gas tank caused a fire that incinerated those within the plane and those within the farmhouse. The investigators need to deduce the following: a. How the airplane malfunctioned to cause the crash b. Who was on the airplane and in the farmhouse c. The contents of the airplane's cargo
The Iron Triangle refers to the informal relationships between:
a. interest groups, Congressional committees, and bureaucracies. b. Congressional committees, bureaucracies, and the president. c. interest groups, bureaucracies, and the media. d. bureaucracies, presidents, and courts. e. none of the above.
Juvenile diversion programs are designed to address the needs of at-risk youth who have never been in trouble, but have a higher propensity for future criminality
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Identify two characteristics of a Gesellschaft society.
What will be an ideal response?