Experts usually cite _________ as reasons wrongful convictions occur
a. plea-bargaining pressures
b. community pressure
c. eyewitness error
d. all of these
D
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At the preliminary hearing, the judge decides whether there is probable cause sufficient for trial.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The legal rule that holds that a conviction cannot be based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice is known as:
A) the two-in-one rule. B) the best evidence rule. C) the non-corroboration rule. D) the accomplice testimony rule.
The Latin term for motive is mens rea
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Deaths are classified by type as:?
a. natural, accidental, suicide, homicide (noncriminal and criminal), and undetermined. b. natural, accidental, suicide, and murder. c. accidental, suicide, murder, and voluntary. d. either by accident or by the hands of another.