In earlier times, common-law juries had the responsibility of investigating crimes and conducting trials of accused persons
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One kind of hearsay evidence that has been uniformly rejected by all Supreme Court cases examining the constitutionality of warrants based on information from a secret informant is evidence of the suspect's _______________________
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Does the recipient of a federal grand jury subpoena, acting as a public official for the State of Illinois, have the discretion to refuse a request to disclose that subpoena, pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
The Better Government Association (BGA) sued Governor Rod R. Blagojevich in August 2006, as Governor of Illinois, under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), to disclose his federal grand jury subpoena. Blagojevich refused, claiming that if such subpoenas existed, disclosure is preempted by federal law. In answer to a request by the BGA, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois replied "we will only take such action as we believe is authorized by law and necessary to protect the secrecy and integrity of the federal grand jury process." The Federal Rule imposes grand jury secrecy on (i) a grand juror; (ii) an interpreter; (iii) a court reporter; (iv) an operator of a recording device; (v) a person who transcribes recorded testimony; (vi) an attorney for the government; or (vii) a person to whom disclosure, whom the attorney for the government considers necessary to assist in performing that attorney's duty to enforce federal criminal law. What will be an ideal response?
Frank is a drug user. Frank robs a store to support his heroin habit. This is an example of _______.
A. economic compulsive behavior B. pharmacological violence C. systemic violence D. psychopharmacological violence
Individuals seeking membership in MS-13 are subject to various forms of initiation including:
a. beatings b. tattoos c. burnings d. both a and b