Prisoners' right to due process requires that:
a. they be allowed to conduct religious services.
b. they be given food and medical care.
c. they have access to television and recreation.
d. they have hearings when charged with serious disciplinary infractions.
e. they participate in forming the prisons' policies and rules.
d
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In Nix v. Whiteside (1986), the defendant was charged with murder and raised the defense of selfdefense. The Supreme Court held that the lawyer's preventing the defendant from ______________ was not ineffective assistance of counsel
Fill in the blank with correct word.
In the Herrera v. Collins (1993) case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that
a. claims of actual innocence should always be entertained by the courts b. claims of actual innocence must be accompanied by a constitutional violation c. claims of actual innocence must be supported by new and compelling evidence d. claims of actual innocence from those on death row are the most important claims
Prosecutors with greater discretion to prosecute cases directly in criminal court rather than in juvenile court was not a feature of juvenile justice from 1980-2000
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, inmates who claim they have been wrongfully convicted:
A) have no constitutional right to retest the evidence presented at their trial for their DNA. B) should automatically invoke their right against self-incrimination. C) can request appeal based on ineffective assistance of counsel. D) deserve an automatic mistrial, due to an incompetent jury. E) have a constitutional right to retest the evidence presented at their trial for their DNA.