Trial judges and other officials are determined to have acted properly in about ______ of cases that are appealed
a. less than 10 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 20 percent
d. 80 percent
e. 99 percent
d
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a. True b. False
Any intrusion on a person’s freedom, including stopandfrisk situations, involves Fourth Amendment protections.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Texas law contains several statutes directed toward punishing organized criminal activity. One such statute creates a separate felony offense for individuals who work together to profit from a variety of serious felonies. This statute, titled "engaging in organized crime," focuses on "criminal combinations." Such a "criminal combination" requires:
A) consorted criminal activity for over one year conducted by five or more individuals in consort with each other. B) two or more participants to gain at least a $100,000 benefit from the illicit activities. C) at least three participants collaborating in the prohibited criminal activity. D) all participants to have previous felony convictions.
If an arrestee purportedly makes a valid oral waiver and subsequently denies so doing, a heavy burden of proof rests with the government to demonstrate that the decision to waive the constitutional rights was actually made knowingly and intelligently
, rather than on the defendant to prove that he did not make a valid waiver. Indicate whether the statement is true or false