Provide an example of jury nullification.
What will be an ideal response?
For example, if a person is on trial for drug possession involving possession of marijuana for personal use, a jury might acquit the person because its members do not believe that possession of such drugs should be illegal even if the prosecution has presented evidence to support all of the elements of the crime.
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The story of Marion Coakley in the Law in Society section suggests that entirely proper jury trial procedures can cause wrongful convictions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The penitentiary was to be a place where:
a. offenders were isolated from bad influences in society. b. offenders were isolated from one another. c. where offenders could reflect on their misdeeds. d. all of these.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The need for and the practice of security is as old as mankind itself. 2. The first in-depth analysis of the private security industry in America was the 1976 Task Force Report on Private Security. 3.The US Department of Homeland Security was created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 4.The primary mission of corporate security is the protection of company assets at the organizational level.
The first step in dealing with a gang problem is to
a. avoid it. b. gather information. c. recognize it. d. establish undercover operations. e. pass nuisance abatement legislation.