__________ evidence is any evidence that may be favorable to the defendant at trial either by tending to case doubt on the defendant's guilt or tending to mitigate the defendant's culpability, thereby potentially reducing the defendant's sentence.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Exculpatory

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The state in which a defendant has been sentenced by a court after having either pled guilty or been found guilty by a judge or jury is known as

A. indeterminate sentencing. B. determinate sentencing. C. pre-adjudication. D. post-adjudication.

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Describe whether the right-to-die movement which advocates widespread practice of physician-assisted suicide relies on

liberty or equal protection arguments to advance the personal interest in stake in being able to die with dignity when a competent adult chooses. What will be an ideal response?

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Possession for _______ of a controlled substance includes the element that the amount of substance possessed is more than normally possessed for individual use

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The case of Breed v. Jones dealt with the issue of ________

A) right to notice of charges B) right to a jury trial C) right to remain silent D) double jeopardy

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